Parents' perceptions of their children's cancer-related symptoms during treatment: A prospective, longitudinal study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-670

  Pöder, Ulrika ^a   Ljungman, Gustaf ^b   Von Essen, Louise ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Parents; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78349305555     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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