The siblings of childhood cancer patients need early support: A follow up study over the first year

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1008-1013

  Lahteenmaki P M ^a   Sjoblom J ^b   Korhonen, T ^a   Salmi, T T ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 7944227365     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.012088     Document Type: Article

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