Quality of life among children with sickle cell disease receiving chronic transfusion therapy

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-213

  Stegenga, Kristin A ^a   Ward Smith, Peggy ^b   Hinds, Pamela S ^c   Routhieaux, Julie A ^a   Woods, Gerald M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Chronic transfusion therapy; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 4344645830     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454204265841     Document Type: Review

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