Challenges to the measurement of health-related quality of life in children receiving cancer therapy

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-223

  Nathan, Paul C ^a   Furlong, William ^b,c   Barr, Ronald D ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Health Utilities Incorporated   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Health related quality of life; Measurement; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALOPECIA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIARRHEA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH;

EID: 3543121906     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20096     Document Type: Review

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