An evaluation of age-related differences in quality of life preferences in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2471-2476

  Kouroukis, C Tom ^a,c,e   Meyer, Ralph M ^a,c,e   Benger, Ann ^a,c,e   Marcellus, Deborah ^a,c,e   Foley, Ronan ^b,c   Browman, George P ^a,c,d,e  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^b Deparment of Pathology   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Preferences; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 11444266048     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190400002285     Document Type: Article

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