Quality of life in brain tumor patients

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-80

  Giovagnoli, Anna Rita ^a   Tamburini, Marcello ^b   Boiardi, Amerigo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Functional living index cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIENCEPHALON; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029790941     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00177445     Document Type: Article

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