Using a Patient-Centered Approach to Develop a Fertility Preservation Brochure for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Pilot Study

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-121

  Murphy, Devin ^a   Sawczyn, Kelly K ^b   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^c,d  

^a MILLER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b All Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Brochure; Oncology; Reproductive Health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858296071     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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