Changes in siblings after the death of a child from cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Foster, Terrah L ^a   Gilmer, Mary Jo ^a   Vannatta, Kathryn ^b   Barrera, Maru ^c   Davies, Betty ^d   Dietrich, Mary S ^a   Fairclough, Diane L ^e   Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cancer; Change; Family; Oncology; Sibling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIBLING RELATION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SIBLINGS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865740497     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182365646     Document Type: Article

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