Evaluation of Quality of Life/Life Satisfaction in Women with Breast Cancer in Complementary and Conventional Care

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Carlsson, Marianne ^a   Arman, Maria ^b,c   Backman, Marie ^d   Flatters, Ursula ^e   Hatschek, Thomas ^f   Hamrin, Elisabeth ^g  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

^e Vidar Clinic   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 1442339455     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860310020339     Document Type: Article

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