Quality of life and supportive care

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Coates, Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Psychosocial support; Quality of life; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0030717147     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050110     Document Type: Review

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