Quality of Life and Symptoms in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: A Systematic Review

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-77

  Macartney, Gail ^a   Harrison, Margaret B ^b   VanDenKerkhof, Elizabeth ^b   Stacey, Dawn ^c   McCarthy, Patricia ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

brain tumor; pediatric; quality of life; survivors; symptoms; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84897801801     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454213520191     Document Type: Article

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