Psychosocial functioning of young adolescent and adult survivors of childhood cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-36

  Servitzoglou, Marina ^a   Papadatou, Danai ^b   Tsiantis, Ioannis ^c   Vasilatou Kosmidis, Helen ^d  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d Division of Nephrology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Childhood cancer; Coping; Psychosocial functioning; Self esteem; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; GUILT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36949022231     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0278-z     Document Type: Article

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