Quality of Life of Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-422

  Servitzoglou, Marina ^a,b,c,d   Papadatou, Danai ^a,b,c,d   Tsiantis, Ioannis ^a,b,c,d   Vasilatou Kosmidis, Helen ^a,b,c,d  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GOALS; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349413186     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.02.073     Document Type: Article

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