Lung cancer and quality of life

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 397-399

  Thongprasert, S ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Non small cell lung cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031826992     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1998.tb01973.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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