Changes in parents after the death of a child from cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-582

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

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cancer; Change; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD DEATH; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIBLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869205229     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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