Health-related quality of life and intellectual functioning in children in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1280-1285

  Reinfjell, Trude ^a   Lofstad, G Elisabeth ^a   Veenstra, Marijke ^b   Vikan, Arne ^a   Diseth, Trond H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Adolescents; Children; Health related quality of life; Intellectual functioning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT TO ILLNESS SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 34548143345     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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