Safety of summer camp for children with chronic and/or life threatening illness

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-310

  Kinsella, Eimear ^a   Zeltzer, Paul ^b,c   Dignan, Terry ^a   Winter, Jenny ^a   Breatnach, Fin ^d   Bouffet, Eric ^e  

^a Barretstown Gang Camp   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc   (United States)

^d Our Lady's Hospital   (Ireland)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camp; Cancer; Child; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPING; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRELAND; LEISURE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAMPING; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRELAND; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748559111     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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