The value of the PedsQLTM in assessing quality of life in survivors of childhood cancer

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-102

  Eiser, Christine ^a   Vance, Y H ^a   Horne, B ^b   Glaser, A ^b   Galvin, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer survivors; Proxy ratings; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0037345285     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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