Symptoms in children/young people with progressive malignant disease: United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group/Paediatric Oncology Nurses Forum survey.

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AIM: The purpose of this study was to survey symptoms in children/young people with progressive cancer and identify which are the most important and which are the most difficult to treat effectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a questionnaire survey of 22 United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group centers. Data were collected by clinical nurse specialists in pediatric oncology regarding children/young people between 0 and 20 years of age, using 2 questionnaires. The first collected dem...

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Authors: Goldman, A; Hewitt, M; Collins, G; Childs, M; Hain, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Pediatrics
• Volume: 117
• Issue: 6
• Pages: e1179-e1186
• Publication date: 2006-06-01
• DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0683
• EISSN: 1098-4275
• ISSN: 0031-4005
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child, Preschool; United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group/Paediatric Oncology Nurses' Forum Palliative Care Working Group; Humans; Adult; Female; Disease Progression; Male; Questionnaires; Child; Infant; Prospective Studies; Neoplasms; Adolescent