Agreement between children with cancer and their parents in reporting the child's health-related quality of life during a stay at the hospital and at home

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-495

  Speyer, E ^a   Herbinet, A ^a,b   Vuillemin, Anne ^a   Chastagner, P ^b   Briancon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Agreement; Children; Hospital; HRQoL; Oncology; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 67049100158     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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