Alexithymia in long-term survivors of childhood cancer

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-207

  Van Dijk, Marieke ^a   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a   De Boer, Marieke ^a   Bermond, Bob ^b   Last, Bob F ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Childhood cancer; Post traumatic stress; Psychosocial adjustment; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; AMPUTATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLID TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AROUSAL; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0036823998     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1363849021000047543     Document Type: Conference Paper

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