Health problems in survivors of childhood cancer: The need for international collaboration in long-term follow-up care

Future Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1667-1670

  Mulder, Renée L ^a   Hudson, Melissa M ^b   Skinner, Roderick ^c   Kremer, Leontien C M ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

childhood cancer survivors; health problems; international collaboration; long term follow up care

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887309148     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fon.13.107     Document Type: Review

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