The Camp Experience for Siblings of Pediatric Cancer Patients

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-142

  Hancock, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

camp; cancer; oncology; pediatrics; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAMPING; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAMPING; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053327443     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454211408102     Document Type: Article

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