Pediatric home chemotherapy: Infusing "quality of life"

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 294-298

  Lashlee, Marilyn ^a   O'Hanlon Curry, Joan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Home; Outpatient; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COST CONTROL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFUSION; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COST CONTROL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548185435     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454207304908     Document Type: Review

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