Cognitive and problem solving training in children with cancer: A pilot project

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 670-677

  Patel, Sunita K ^a   Katz, Ernest R ^b   Richardson, Ralph ^c   Rimmer, Meredith ^b   Kilian, Shirley ^d  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Hope Harbor Children's Home and Academy   (United States)

^d Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Childhood cancer; Cognitive training; Neuropsychologic; Social

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MEMORY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349112694     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b25a1d     Document Type: Article

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