Assessing psychological adjustment in siblings of children with cancer: Parents' perspectives

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cordaro, Giulia ^a   Veneroni, Laura ^a   Massimino, Maura ^b   Clerici, Carlo Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pediatric cancer; Psychological adaptation; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIBLING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84857031130     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182182869     Document Type: Review

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