Tele-practice guidelines for the symptom management of children undergoing cancer treatment

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-548

  Tsimicalis, Argerie ^a   De Courcy, Mary Jo ^b   Di Monte, Bruna ^c,d   Armstrong, Christine ^d   Bambury, Patti ^e   Constantin, Julie ^d   Dagelman, Barbara ^b   Eves, Marilyn ^f   Jansen, Patty ^g   Honeyford, Lisa ^d   Stregger, Denise ^d  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP OF ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Pediatric oncology; Practice guidelines; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TELENURSING; TELETHERAPY;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79961201908     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22993     Document Type: Review

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