Factors associated with emotional and behavioural problems among school age children of breast cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Watson, M ^a   St James Roberts, I ^b   Ashley, S ^a   Tilney, C ^a   Brougham, B ^a   Edwards, L ^a   Baldus, C ^c   Romer, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Breast cancer; Emotional problems

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 30644475280     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602887     Document Type: Article

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