Health-related quality-of-life and psychological distress of young adult survivors of childhood cancer in Hong Kong

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-236

  Chan, Carmen W H ^a   Choi, Kai Chow ^a   Chien, Wai Tong ^b   Cheng, Karis K F ^c   Goggins, William ^d   So, Winnie K W ^a   Li, Chi Kong ^e   Yuen, Hui Leung ^f   Li, Chi Keung ^g  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; health related quality of life; oncology; psychological distress; survivor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ONCOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIBLINGS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892781750     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3396     Document Type: Article

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