The well-being of children impacted by a parent with cancer: an integrative review

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 3235-3251

  Morris, Julia N ^a   Martini, Angelita ^a   Preen, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Distress; Family; Parental cancer; Review; Well being

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; GENDER; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 84963753867     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3214-2     Document Type: Review

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