Sense of humor, childhood cancer stressors, and outcomes of psychosocial adjustment, immune function, and infection

The diagnosis, treatment and side effects of childhood cancer have been described as extremely stressful experiences in the life of a child. Children must learn to cope with painful procedures, fears of mutilation, loss of body parts, treatment side effects, and the uncertainty of treatment outcomes...

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Main Author: Dowling, Jacqueline Sue
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2000
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9978491