Narrowing the options: The process of deciding on prostate cancer treatment

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 349-359

  O'Rourke, Maureen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SPOUSE; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033058326     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07357909909032877     Document Type: Review

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