Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 738-746 , November 2009

Assessment of Symptoms Reported by 10- to 18-Year-Old Cancer Patients in Taiwan

  • Chao-Hsing Yeh, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Chao-Hsing Yeh, RN, PhD, Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 440 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, USA.
    • ,
  • Chao-Hui Wang, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Chien Chiang, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Tao-Yuen, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lin Lin, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrative Nursing Care, School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • Lung-Chang Chien, Dr. PH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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 This research was supported by a grant to Dr. Yeh from the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (grant no. NHRI-EX95-9302PI) and the National Science Council (NSC grant no. 94-2314-B-182-014).

PII: S0885-3924(09)00702-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.023

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 738-746 , November 2009

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