Childhood leukaemia : family patterns over time

Pradhuman, Rheola Gillian

dc.contributor.advisor	Snyders, Frederik Jacobus Albertus, 1946-
dc.contributor.author	Pradhuman, Rheola Gillian	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:24:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:24:07Z
dc.date.issued	2000-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Pradhuman, Rheola Gillian (2000) Childhood leukaemia : family patterns over time, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15810>	en
dc.description.abstract	An overview of the existing body of knowledge on the most widely researched areas of childhood leukaemia was presented and it was argued that a conceptual shift is required to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the problem. This conceptual shift encompassed an ecosystemic approach. This study was conducted within a holistic systemic epistemology. A qualitative approach employing a case study method to provide rich descriptions of the context in which two leukaemia sufferer's symptoms were embedded.
dc.format.extent	1 electroninc resource (211 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Childhood Leukaemia
dc.subject	Second-order cybernetics
dc.subject	Patterns
dc.subject	Somatic symptoms
dc.subject.ddc	155.916	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Cybernetics	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Leukaemia in children	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Leukaemia -- Patients -- Family relationships	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Qualitative research	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Somatoform disorders -- Patients -- Family relationships	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Somatoform disorders in children	en
dc.title	Childhood leukaemia : family patterns over time	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Psychology
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Psyhcoloy)	en