Changes in Parental Self-Identity Following the Death of a Child to Cancer

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 404-411

  O'Connor, Kathleen ^a   Barrera, Maru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84897104960     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2013.801376     Document Type: Article

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