Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 258-263 , August 2010

Caregiving Demands in Parents of Children With Cancer: Psychometric Validation of the Care of My Child With Cancer Questionnaire

  • Anne Klassen, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Anne Klassen, DPhil.
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  • Robert J. Klaassen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • David Dix, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Sheila Pritchard, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Rochelle Yanofsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Lillian Sung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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☆ This study was funded by a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society. Anne Klassen is a recipient of Canadian Institutes of Health Research career award and Michael Smith Scholar Award. Lillian Sung is supported by a Career Development Award from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Training Program, a strategic training program of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

PII: S0882-5963(09)00003-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.01.002

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 258-263 , August 2010

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