Support after the completion of cancer treatment: Perspectives of Australian adolescents and their families

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 530-539

  Wakefield, C E ^a,b   Mcloone, J ^a,b   Butow, P ^c   Lenthen, K ^a   Cohn, R J ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Childhood cancer; Family studies; Leukaemia; Survivorship; Treatment completion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879501137     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12059     Document Type: Article

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