Challenges of mucositis assessment in children: Expert opinion

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-475

  Tomlinson, Deborah ^a   Gibson, Faith ^b   Treister, Nathaniel ^c,d   Baggott, Christina ^e   Judd, Peter ^a   Hendershot, Eleanor ^a   Maloney, Anne Marie ^a   Doyle, John ^a   Feldman, Brian ^f   Sung, Lillian ^g  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Division of Rheumatology   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Challenges; Focus group; Mucositis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STOMATITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STOMATITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56949083209     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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