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Nannis, Ellen D.; And Others – 1978
This paper discusses the attitudes of terminally ill adolescent patients towards their illness and their behaviors during their treatment. Preliminary results are reported on an ongoing study of 12 boys and six girls (age 8-21) with metastatic pediatric solid tumors and lymphomas that failed to respond to conventional treatment. Interviews of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Cancer
