A comparison of self-reported satisfaction between adolescents treated in a "teenage" unit with those treated in adult or paediatric units

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-263

  Reynolds, B C ^a   Windebank, K P ^b   Leonard, R C F ^c   Wallace, W H B ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Teenage; Teenage unit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 13444272941     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20208     Document Type: Article

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