Adolescent-evaluated quality of life: A longitudinal study

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Ward Smith, Peggy ^a   McCaskie, Becki ^b   Rhoton, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Key words: quality of life; Longitudinal data

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH RESORTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548980382     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454207308067     Document Type: Article

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