Evaluation of an Online Peer Support Network for Fathers of a Child With a Brain Tumor

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-245

  Nicholas, David B ^a   Chahauver, Anu ^b   Brownstone, David ^b   Hetherington, Ross ^b   McNeill, Ted ^b   Bouffet, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

fathers; online support; parents; pediatric brain tumor; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANADA; CHILD; FATHER; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84859610740     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.631696     Document Type: Article

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