Evaluation of health status and health-related quality of life in a cohort of Italian children following treatment for a primary brain tumor

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 637-644

  Cardarelli, Chiara ^a   Cereda, Cinzia ^a   Masiero, Lucia ^a   Viscardi, Elisabetta ^a   Faggin, Roberto ^a   Laverda, AnnaMaria ^a   Bisogno, Gianni ^a   Perilongo, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Children; Health status; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PAIN; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX 2; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33645321831     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20480     Document Type: Article

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