Body image of children and adolescents with cancer: A systematic review

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-256

  Fan, Sheng Yu ^a   Eiser, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Children; Paediatric cancer; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 69449098156     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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