Where should teenagers with cancer be treated?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2573-2578

  Whelan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Teenage Cancer Unit; Transitional care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD CARE; FAMILY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOMA;

EID: 0345414724     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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