Quality-adjusted survival: A rigorous assessment of cure after cancer during childhood and adolescence

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-204

  Barr, Ronald D ^a,b,d   Sala, Alessandra ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health related quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 13444311534     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20099     Document Type: Review

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