Low depressive symptom and mental distress scores in adult long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-198

  Harila, Marika J ^a   Niinivirta, Tomi I T ^a   Winqvist, Satu ^a   Harila Saari, Arja H ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; childhood cancer survivor; depressive symptoms; mental distress

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPILEPSY; EXOSTOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFERTILITY; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79954417399     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181ff0e2e     Document Type: Article

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