Safety, efficacy, and acceptability of home intravenous therapy administered by parents of pediatric oncology patients

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-426

  Hooker, Louise ^a   Kohler, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

At home therapy; Childhood cancer therapy by parents; Parental participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032967043     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-911X(199906)32:6<421::AID-MPO5>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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