A predictive model of health-related quality of life in young adult survivors of childhood cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-349

  Maurice Stam, H ^a   Oort, F J ^b   Last, B F ^b   Grootenhuis, M A ^b,c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Long term survivors; Neoplasm in childhood; Psychological adaptation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149171466     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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