Psychosocial development in survivors of childhood differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a cross-sectional study

Objective The impact of childhood differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) on psychosocial development has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the achievement of psychosocial developmental milestones in long-term survivors of childhood DTC. Design and methods Survivors of child...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of endocrinology 2018-03, Vol.178 (3), p.215-223
Hauptverfasser: Nies, Marloes, Dekker, Bernadette L, Sulkers, Esther, Huizinga, Gea A, Klein Hesselink, Mariëlle S, Maurice-Stam, Heleen, Grootenhuis, Martha A, Brouwers, Adrienne H, Burgerhof, Johannes G M, van Dam, Eveline W C M, Havekes, Bas, van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M, Corssmit, Eleonora P M, Kremer, Leontien C M, Netea-Maier, Romana T, van der Pal, Heleen J H, Peeters, Robin P, Plukker, John T M, Ronckers, Cécile M, van Santen, Hanneke M, van der Horst-Schrivers, Anouk N A, Tissing, Wim J E, Bocca, Gianni, Links, Thera P
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Zusammenfassung:Objective The impact of childhood differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) on psychosocial development has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the achievement of psychosocial developmental milestones in long-term survivors of childhood DTC. Design and methods Survivors of childhood DTC diagnosed between 1970 and 2013 were included. Reasons for exclusion were age 35 years at follow-up, a follow-up period
ISSN:0804-4643
1479-683X
DOI:10.1530/EJE-17-0741