A revision of the intensity of treatment rating scale: Classifying the intensity of pediatric cancer treatment

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-99

  Kazak, Anne E ^a,b   Hocking, Matthew C ^a   Ittenbach, Richard F ^c,d   Meadows, Anna T ^a,b   Hobbie, Wendy ^a,b   Derosa, Branlyn Werba ^a   Leahey, Ann ^a   Kersun, Leslie ^a,b   Reilly, Anne ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Pediatric oncology; Rating; Treatment intensity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY OF TREATMENT RATING SCALE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861211094     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23320     Document Type: Article

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