Open AccessPalestinian Children in the Hemato-Oncology Ward of an Israeli Hospital
Author(s) -
Miri Nehari,
Bella Bielorai,
Amos Toren
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical medicine oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1177-9314
DOI - 10.4137/cmo.s346
Subject(s) - medicine , perception , qualitative research , nursing , family medicine , psychology , social science , neuroscience , sociology
An encounter between Palestinian parents of children with cancer and Israeli medical staff is a very special situation where "potential enemies" interact in a caring, trusting and intimate relationship for long periods of time. Our aim was to study the psychological and cultural encounter in order to understand the dynamics involved.
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