Late effects of radiation therapy for prostate carcinoma: The patient's perspective of bladder, bowel and sexual morbidity

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-61

  Franklin, Civ ^a   Parker, C A ^a   Morton, K M ^a  

^a Queensland Radium Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Self administered questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031908537     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1998.tb00566.x     Document Type: Article

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