Psychosocial indicators of health-related quality of life in children with cancer 2 months after end of successful treatment

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 540-550

  Maurice Stam, Heleen ^a   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a   Brons, Paul P T ^b   Caron, Huib N ^a   Last, Bob F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Childhood cancer; Coping; Family system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34548421026     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181256b66     Document Type: Article

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