Self-Concept in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Cooperative Children's Cancer Group and National Institutes of Health Study

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-240

  Seitzman, Robin L ^a,g   Glover, Dorie A ^a   Meadows, Anna T ^b   Mills, James L ^c   Nicholson, H Stacy ^d   Robison, Leslie L ^e   Byrne, Julianne ^f   Zeltzer, Lonnie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Cancer survivor; Childhood cancer; Self concept

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING; SKULL IRRADIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 1242339698     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.10434     Document Type: Article

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