Follow-up of colorectal cancer patients: Quality of life and attitudes towards follow-up

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 914-920

  Stiggelbout, A M ^a   De Haes, Jcjm ^b   Vree, R ^c   Bruijninckx, Cma ^c   Van Groningen, K ^a   Kievit, J ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Surgery of the Diaconessen Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

^d LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Patient preferences; Quality of life; Routine follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031049965     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.161     Document Type: Article

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