Quality of life and neuropsychological evaluation for patients with malignant astrocytomas: RTOG 91-14

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-20

  Choucair, Ali K ^a   Scott, Charles ^b   Urtasun, Raul ^c   Nelson, Diana ^f   Mousas, Benjamin ^d   Curran, Walter ^e  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b Radiation Therapy Oncology Group   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Marshfield Clinic ^*

Author keywords

Karnofsky performance scale; Malignant astrocytomas; Mini mental status exam; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031127428     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00223-X     Document Type: Article

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