Factors influencing long-term follow-up clinic attendance among survivors of childhood cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-232

  Klosky, James L ^a   Cash, Darlene K ^a   Buscemi, Joanna ^a,b   Lensing, Shelly ^a   Garces Webb, Danette M ^a,b   Zhao, Wenyan ^a   Wiard, Sally ^a   Hudson, Melissa M ^a,c  

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

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Young Adult; Childhood cancer; Clinic attendance; Follow up; Oncology; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149300032     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-008-0063-0     Document Type: Article

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