Effect of dexamethasone on quality of life in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A prospective observational study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  de Vries, Machteld A G ^a   van Litsenburg, Raphaële R L ^a   Huisman, Jaap ^a   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^b   Versluys, Birgitta A ^c   Kasper, Gert Jan L ^a   Gemke, Reinoud J B J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 60949090251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-103     Document Type: Article

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