Effects of a combined physical and psychosocial intervention program for childhood cancer patients on quality of life and psychosocial functioning: results of the QLIM randomized clinical trial

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 815-822

  van Dijk Lokkart, Elisabeth M ^a   Braam, Katja I ^a   van Dulmen den Broeder, Eline ^a   Kaspers, Gertjan J L ^a   Takken, Tim ^b   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^c   Streng, Isabelle C ^d   Bierings, Marc ^b   Merks, Johannes H ^c   van den Heuvel Eibrink, Marry M ^d,e   Veening, Margreet A ^a   Huisman, Jaap ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Radiation Oncology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84977611743     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4016     Document Type: Article

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