Perceptions of School Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Comparison With Peers

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 201-208

  Winterling, Jeanette ^a   Jervaeus, Anna ^a   af Sandeberg, Margareta ^b   Johansson, Eva ^a   Wettergren, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adolescents; childhood cancer; school; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930917073     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454214563405     Document Type: Article

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