Effect of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer on patient quality of life: results from a medicare survey

Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1007-1015

  Fowler Jr , Floyd J ^a,b,c   Barry, Michael J ^a,b,c   Lu Yao, Grace ^a,b,c   Wasson, John ^a,b,c   Roman, Anthony ^a,b,c   Wennberg, John ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b From the Medical Practices Evaluation Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts Hanover New Hampshire USA ^*  (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

AGED; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0028828097     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80122-8     Document Type: Article

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