Clinical and Neurobiological Perspectives of Empowering Pediatric Cancer Patients Using Videogames

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 362-374

  Govender, Meveshni ^a   Bowen, Randy C ^a   German, Massiell L ^a   Bulaj, Grzegorz ^b   Bruggers, Carol S ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATION; NEOPLASM; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO GAME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NEOPLASMS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEDIATRICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84992697287     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2015.0014     Document Type: Article

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