Impact of brain tumour treatment on quality of life

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 955-960

  Heimans, Jan J ^a   Taphoorn, Martin J B ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Glioma; Primary brain tumour; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; COGNITION; EMOTION; GLIOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036038499     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0839-5     Document Type: Review

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