Cancer survivorship practices, services, and delivery: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) nursing discipline, adolescent/young adult, and late effects committees

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-357

  Eshelman Kent, Debra ^a   Kinahan, Karen E ^b   Hobbie, Wendy ^c   Landier, Wendy ^d   Teal, Steve ^e   Friedman, Debra ^f   Nagarajan, Rajaram ^a   Freyer, David R ^g  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivorship; Late effect programs; Late effect services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEOPLASMS; NURSING CARE; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755173585     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0192-8     Document Type: Article

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