The measurement of symptoms in young children with cancer: the validation of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale in children aged 7-12.

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Published in J Pain Symptom Manage on January 01, 2002

Authors

John J Collins1, Tom D Devine, Gina S Dick, Elizabeth A Johnson, Henry A Kilham, C Ross Pinkerton, M M Stevens, Howard T Thaler, Russell K Portenoy

Author Affiliations

1: Pain and Palliative Care Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales 2145, Australia.

Associated clinical trials:

The PediQUEST Study: Evaluation of Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology | NCT01838564

Pragmatic Implementation Trial of a CF Primary Palliative Care Intervention | NCT04923880

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