Psychosocial factors influencing parental decision to allow or refuse potentially lifesaving enucleation in children with retinoblastoma
Objective: Retinoblastoma is the most common malignancy of the eye and ocular adnexa in the Philippines. It is curable when treated early, but delay in enucleation is common due to the parental refusal of surgery for varied reasons. The aim of this study is to identify the psychosocial barriers and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing |
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| Online Access: | http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2017;volume=4;issue=3;spage=191;epage=196;aulast=Domingo |