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0080-6234   ANDRADE, Sandra de et al. The evaluation of an
instrument for pediatric oncology patient classification. Rev.
esc. enferm. USP [online]. 2012, vol.46, n.4, pp. 816-821. ISSN
0080-6234.  The objectives of this study were to assess the
interrater reproducibility of the instrument to classify
pediatric patients with cancer; verify the adequacy of the
patient classification instrument for pediatric patients with
cancer; and make a proposal for changing the instrument, thus
allowing for the necessary adjustments for pediatric oncology
patients. A total of 34 pediatric inpatients of a Cancer
Hospital were evaluated by the teams of physicians, nurses and
nursin