Health-related quality of life: Changes in children undergoing chemotherapy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-297

  Banks, Brie Ann ^a   Barrowman, Nicholas J ^a   Klaassen, Robert ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Health status indicators; Methods; Neoplasms; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH UTILITY INDEX; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41949093494     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181647bda     Document Type: Article

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