European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 80-84 , February 2011

Early avoidance of disease- and treatment-related distress predicts post-traumatic stress in parents of children with cancer

  • Annika Lindahl Norberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Psychosocial Oncology and Supportive Care, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 564, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Psychosocial Oncology and Supportive Care, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 564, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46 18 471 3508.
    • ,
  • Ulrika Pöder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Psychosocial Oncology and Supportive Care, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 564, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Louise von Essen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Psychosocial Oncology and Supportive Care, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 564, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.05.009

European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 80-84 , February 2011

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