Health-related worries, self-image, and life outlooks of long-term survivors of childhood cancer

Health and Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 245-256

  Zebrack, Brad J ^a   Chesler, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Childhood; Psychosocial adjustment; Self image

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0035514651     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/26.4.245     Document Type: Article

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