Social networks and health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors: A prospective study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 285-293

  Michael, Yvonne L ^a   Berkman, Lisa F ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^b,c   Holmes, Michelle D ^c   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b,c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health related quality of life; SF 36; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036282565     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00270-7     Document Type: Article

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