Health-related quality of life in children and emotional reactions of parents following completion of cancer treatment

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 312-319

  Stam, Heleen ^a,c   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a   Brons, Paul P T ^b   Caron, Huib N ^a   Last, Bob F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neoplasm in childhood; Psychological adaptation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHILDREN QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SITUATION SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL REACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP; SOLID TUMOR; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746623716     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20661     Document Type: Article

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