Information about diagnosis and prognosis related to anxiety and depression in children with cancer aged 8-16 years

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 290-294

  Last, B F ^a   Van Veldhuizen, A M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Childhood cancer; Depression; Disease related information

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENTS; CANCER; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0029880901     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00576-5     Document Type: Article

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