Prospective study of health-related quality of life for children with brain tumors treated with proton radiotherapy

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2079-2086

  Kuhlthau, Karen A ^a   Pulsifer, Margaret B ^a   Yeap, Beow Y ^a   Morales, Dianali Rivera ^a   Delahaye, Jennifer ^a   Hill, Kristen S ^a   Ebb, David ^a   Abrams, Annah N ^a   MacDonald, Shannon M ^a   Tarbell, Nancy J ^a   Yock, Torunn I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD SELF REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PARENT PROXY REPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84863906544     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.0577     Document Type: Article

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