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Identity and role in parenting a child with cancer

Bridget Young Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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Mary Dixon-Woods Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, 22-28 Princess Road West Leicester LE1 6TP, UK
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David Heney Children's Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
Pages 209-214 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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