What happens to patients undergoing lung cancer surgery? Outcomes and quality of life before and after surgery

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Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-30

  Handy, John R ^a   Asaph, James W ^a,b   Skokan, Laurie ^c   Reed, Carolyn E ^d   Koh, Sydney ^a   Brooks, Gladney ^d   Douville, Charles ^a   Tsen, Andrew C ^a   Ott, Gary Y ^a   Silvestri, Gerard A ^d  

^a PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Oregon Clinic   (United States)

^c Providence Health Systems   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional health status; Lung cancer surgery; Outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; EMOTION; ENERGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0041894737     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.1.21     Document Type: Article

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