Children's behaviour following diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A qualitative longitudinal study

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-293

  Earle, Emily Anne ^a   Eiser, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia; ALL; Behaviour; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247647638     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104507075935     Document Type: Article

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