Factor analysis and validity of the conners parent and teacher rating scales in childhood cancer survivors

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-208

  Helton, Susan C ^a,e   Corwyn, Robert F ^b   Bonner, Melanie J ^c   Brown, Ronald T ^d   Mulhern, Raymond K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conners; Factor analysis; Late effects

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PARENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTENTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33644817741     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj010     Document Type: Article

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