A cross-Canada survey of clinical programs for the care of survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 375-378

  Ristovski Slijepcevic, Svetlana ^a   Barr, Ronald ^b   Bernstein, Mark ^c   Nathan, Paul C ^d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health care delivery; Long term effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COUNSELING;

EID: 70350346458     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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