The experience of dysphagia and its effect on the quality of life of patients with oesophageal cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-193

  Watt, E ^a   Whyte, Fiona ^b  

^a Hunters Hill Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Oesophageal cancer; Quality of life; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EMOTION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0141922948     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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