Influence of follow-up on health-related quality of life after radical surgery for colorectal cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-515

  Kjeldsen, Bo Juel ^a   Thorsen, H ^b   Whalley, D ^b   Kronborg, O ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Follow up studies; Health status; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033024914     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750026254     Document Type: Article

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