Psychosocial support of the pediatric cancer patient: Lessons learned over the past 50 years

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-476

  Askins, Martha A ^a   Moore, Bartlett D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; MIDAZOLAM;

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ART THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL RATE; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 58649123833     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-008-0072-1     Document Type: Review

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