Quality of life and late-effects among childhood brain tumor survivors: a mixed method analysis

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 677-683

  Gunn, Mirja Erika ^a   Mört, Susanna ^a,b   Arola, Mikko ^c   Taskinen, Mervi ^d   Riikonen, Pekka ^e   Möttönen, Merja ^f   Lähteenmäki, Päivi Maria ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MIXED METHOD ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990222700     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3995     Document Type: Article

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