‘Quality of Life’ of Parents of Children Suffering from Pediatric Malignancies in a Low Income Setting

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 718-722

  Bafna, Vibha Sanjay ^a   Bafna, Tanvi Ajay ^a   Sampagar, Abhilasha ^a   Rupavataram, Sunita Raman ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Pediatric malignancies; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KUPPUSWAMY SCALE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; WHOQOL BREF QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPLICATION; NEOPLASM;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85040948400     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2626-z     Document Type: Article

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