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Family Support in Illness

Family Support in Illness is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of parental illness, particularly cancer, on children and families. It covers topics such as psychosocial impact, young carers, emotional and behavioral problems, support needs, and family functioning in the context of parental illness.

  • Parental Illness
  • Children
  • Family
  • Cancer
  • Young Carers
  • Psychosocial Impact
  • Caregiving
  • Adolescents
  • Emotional and Behavioral Problems
  • Support Needs
Research works
29k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+18%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
40% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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