Developmental Diversity in Symptom Research Involving Children and Adolescents with Cancer

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-309

  Linder, Lauri A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Childhood cancer; Development; Research methods; Symptom measurement; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FATIGUE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOMITING;

EID: 47049096294     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.10.003     Document Type: Review

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