Refusal, non-compliance, and abandonment of treatment in children and adolescents with cancer: a report of the SIOP Working Committee on Phychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology

Med Pediatr Oncol. 2002 Feb;38(2):114-7. doi: 10.1002/mpo.1283.

Authors

John J Spinetta¹, Giuseppe Masera, Tim Eden, Daniel Oppenheim, Antonio Gentil Martins, Jeanette van Dongen-Melman, Mark Siegler, Christine Eiser, Myriam Weyl Ben Arush, Helen Vasiliatou Kosmidis, Momcilo Jankovic

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.

PMID: 11813177
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1283

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Humans
Motivation
Neoplasms / psychology
Neoplasms / therapy*
Patient Compliance* / psychology
Patient Dropouts* / legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Dropouts* / psychology
Professional-Family Relations
Treatment Refusal* / legislation & jurisprudence
Treatment Refusal* / psychology
United States