Tracing survivors of childhood cancer in Australia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 510-515

  Wilson, Carmen L ^a   Cohn, Richard J ^a,b,c   Johnson, Karen A ^b   Ashton, Lesley J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S CANCER INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Data linkage; Epidemiology; Pediatric; Survivors; Tracing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROBLASTOMA; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFANT; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 62449218112     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21907     Document Type: Article

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