Supporting Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer through transitions: Position statement from the Canadian Task Force on Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 545-551

  Wilkins, Krista L ^a   D'Agostino, Norma ^b   Penney, Annette M ^e   Barr, Ronald D ^d   Nathan, Paul C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Oncology; Transition; Young Adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSITION TO ADOLESCENT CARE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; WELLBEING; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910133046     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000103     Document Type: Article

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