Interrelations Between Siblings and Parents in Families Living With Children With Cancer

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-148

  Kobayashi, Kyoko ^a   Hayakawa, Akira ^b   Hohashi, Naohiro ^b  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; family functioning; interrelations; Japan; quality of life; siblings; sibling parent relationship

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SIBLING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84921693521     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840714564061     Document Type: Article

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