Quality of life in brain tumor patients: The relative contributions of depression, fatigue, emotional distress, and existential issues

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-49

  Pelletier, Guy ^a   Verhoef, Marja J ^a   Khatri, Nasreen ^b   Hagen, Neil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain tumor patients; Depressive symptoms; Emotional distress; Existential issues; Fatigue; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035989181     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015728825642     Document Type: Article

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