Corticosteroids during continuation therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The psycho-social impact

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-19

  McGrath, Pam ^a   Rawson Huff, Nicole ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Continuation therapy; Corticosteroids; Pediatric; Psycho social impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249084689     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460860903486572     Document Type: Article

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