Happiness and time perspective as potential mediators of quality of life and depression in adolescent cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 613-619

  Bitsko, Matthew J ^a,b,c   Stern, Marilyn ^a,b   Dillon, Robyn ^b   Russell, E Clifton ^b   Laver, Joseph ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent cancer survivors; Depression; Happiness; Quality of life; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; THERAPEUTICS; TIME; VIRGINIA;

EID: 38549088414     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21337     Document Type: Article

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