Serial evaluation of academic and behavioral outcome after treatment with cranial radiation in childhood

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2256-2263

  Mabbott, Donald J ^a   Spiegler, Brenda J ^a   Greenberg, Mark L ^a   Rutka, James T ^a   Hyder, Douglas J ^a   Bouffet, Eric ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REMISSION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIATION INJURY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIATION INJURIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 17144409415     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.158     Document Type: Article

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