Improving enrollment in clinical trials for adolescents with cancer

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Shaw, Peter H ^a   Hayes Lattin, Brandon ^b   Johnson, Rebecca ^c   Bleyer, Archie ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AYA oncology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AYA ONCOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84901804152     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0122F     Document Type: Article

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