Quality of life: Perception of lung cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2284-2289

  Montazeri, A ^a   Milroy, R ^b   Gillis, C R ^c   McEwen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family life; Health; Lung cancer; Quality of life; Quality of life measures; Social life; Value system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIAL LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030461869     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00288-2     Document Type: Article

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