It's More than Dollars and Cents: The Impact of Childhood Cancer on Parents Occupational and Financial Health

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 602-621

  Wakefield, Claire E ^a,b   McLoone, Jordana K ^a,b   Evans, Nadia T ^a   Ellis, Sarah J ^a,b   Cohn, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; family friendly policies; occupation; oncology; pediatric; work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREER; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFLICT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETURN TO WORK; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATION; ONCOLOGY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT; YOUNG ADULT;

CANCER; FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES; OCCUPATION; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRIC; WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETURN TO WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908499533     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2014.936653     Document Type: Article

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