Assessing psychological and health-related quality of life (HRQL) late effects after childhood cancer

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1265-1268

  Boman, Krister K ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Health related quality of life; Intellectual functioning; Psycho social late effects

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION;

CHILD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548120183     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00447.x     Document Type: Note

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