Lifestyle behaviours of young adult survivors of childhood cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1204-1209

  Larcombe, I ^a   Mott, M ^b   Hunt, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Childhood cancer; Health behaviour; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK-TAKING; SIBLINGS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0037132365     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600632     Document Type: Article

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