Family physician preferences and knowledge gaps regarding the care of adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-282

  Nathan, Paul Craig ^a,e   Daugherty, Christopher Keller ^b   Wroblewski, Kristen Elizabeth ^c   Kigin, Mackenzie Louise ^b   Stewart, Tom Vernon ^d   Hlubocky, Fay Jarmila ^b   Grunfeld, Eva ^e   Del Giudice, Marie Elisabeth ^f   Ward, Leigh Anne Evelyn ^a   Galliher, James Mahlon ^d   Oeffinger, Kevin Charles ^g   Henderson, Tara Olive ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Delivery of health care; Family physician; Long term care; Pediatric; Primary care; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881256047     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0271-0     Document Type: Article

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