Quality of life in breast cancer patients: A cluster analytic approach

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-87

  Nagel, G C ^a   Schmidt, S ^a   Strauss, B M ^a   Katenkamp, D ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical intervention; Cluster analysis; Psychosocial issues; Quality of life (QOL)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034808494     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017975609835     Document Type: Article

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