Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in children with sickle cell disease and thalassemia following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 725-731

  Kelly, Michael J ^a,b   Pennarola, Brian W ^a   Rodday, Angie Mae ^a   Parsons, Susan K ^a,b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Sickle cell disease; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 84864915209     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24036     Document Type: Article

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