Psychological distress in parents of children with advanced cancer

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-543

  Rosenberg, Abby R ^a,b,c   Dussel, Veronica ^d,h   Kang, Tammy ⁱ   Geyer, J Russel ^a,b,c   Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^j,k   Feudtner, Chris ⁱ   Wolfe, Joanne ^d,e,f,g  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care ^*  (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^j OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878658995     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.628     Document Type: Article

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