Comparing childhood leukaemia treatment before and after the introduction of a parental education programme in Indonesia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-25

  Mostert, S ^a   Sitaresmi, M N ^b   Gundy, C M ^c   Janes, V ^a   Sutaryo, ^b   Veerman, A J P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 75349114742     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.154138     Document Type: Article

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