Quality-of-life assessment in bladder cancer

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-224

  Van Der Veen, J H ^a   Van Andel, G ^a   Kurth, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033174491     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003450050136     Document Type: Article

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