The impact of cancer on children's physical, emotional, and psychosocial well-being

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-54

  Li, Ho Cheung William ^a   Chung, Oi K Joyce ^a   Chiu, Sau Ying ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Emotional; Nursing; Physical; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GERM CELL TUMOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NURSING INTERVENTION; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SORE THROAT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 74349121405     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181aaf0fa     Document Type: Article

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