Evaluation of quality of life in long-term survivors of paediatric brain stem tumors, treated with radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-273

  Skowronska Gardas, Anna ^a   Pedziwiatr, Katarzyna ^a   Chojnacka, Marzanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brain stem tumours; Children; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

LOMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 1942535170     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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