Symptoms before and after surgery for colorectal cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Whynes, D K ^a   Neilson, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; colorectal cancer; quality of life; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031053582     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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