Immigrant to Canada, newcomer to childhood cancer: A qualitative study of challenges faced by immigrant parents

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 558-562

  Klassen, Anne F ^a   Gulati, Sonia ^a   Watt, Lisa ^a   Banerjee, Ananya T ^a   Sung, Lillian ^b   Klaassen, Robert J ^c   Dix, David ^d   Poureslami, Iraj M ^d   Shaw, Nicola ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e ALGOMA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; grounded theory; immigrant parents; oncology; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER FAMILY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, WESTERN; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS;

EID: 84860224372     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1963     Document Type: Article

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