Measurement of health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer: The CaPSURE(TM) database

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 385-392

  Lubeck, D P ^a,b   Litwin, M S ^c   Henning, J M ^d   Carroll, P R ^e  

^a Technology Assessment Group   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TAP Holdings Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Observational databases; Prostate cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DATA BASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030840644     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018439528024     Document Type: Article

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