The Complexity of Symptoms and Problems Experienced in Children with Cancer: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-418

  Ruland, Cornelia M ^a,b   Hamilton, Glenys A ^a   Schjødt Osmo, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

adolescent; adverse effect; Cancer; chemotherapy; childhood leukemia; childhood neoplasms; children; consequences; deleterious; iatrogenic; leukemia; problems; radiation; radiotherapy; secondary effect; sequelae; side effects; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 61349127094     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.03.009     Document Type: Review

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