Brief report: Sluggish cognitive tempo among pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1050-1054

  Reeves, Cara B ^a   Palmer, Shawna ^b   Gross, Alan M ^c   Simonian, Susan J ^d   Taylor, Lloyd ^a,e   Willingham, Elizabeth ^f   Mulhern, Raymond K ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d School of Business   (United States)

^e THE CITADEL   (United States)

^f GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; ADHD; Behavior problems; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 35448978719     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm063     Document Type: Article

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