Survey of psychosocial support provided by UK paediatric oncology centres

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 796-800

  Mitchell, W ^a   Clarke, S ^a   Sloper, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 23144459848     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.065177     Document Type: Review

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