Hospital-based home care for children with cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-377

  Hansson, Helena ^a   Hallström, Inger ^b   Kjærgaard, Hanne ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^c   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^d  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Pediatric oncology; Quality of life; Support care, review

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79960166329     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23047     Document Type: Review

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