Mothers' perceptions of children's quality of life following early diagnosis and treatment for retinoblastoma (Rb)

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-142

  Sheppard, Linda ^a   Eiser, Christine ^a   Kingston, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IQ; Quality of life; Retinoblastoma; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAILLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETINOBLASTOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 14944379856     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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