Distance Caregiving a Parent With Cancer

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-278

  Mazanec, Polly ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregiving; Distance; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSING;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 84868150980     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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