Psychological experiences of children with brain tumors at end of life: Parental perspectives

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1191-1197

  Cataudella, Danielle A ^a   Zelcer, Shayna ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DETERIORATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868314515     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0479     Document Type: Article

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