Prognostic factors and survival in a heterogeneous sample of cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1594-1599

  Ringdal, G I ^a,b   Gotestam K G ^a   Kaasa, S ^b   Kvinnsland, S ^c   Ringdal, K ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnoses; General quality of life; Prognostic factors; Psychosocial factors; Treatment intention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030037682     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.300     Document Type: Article

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