Prospective study of men's psychological and decision-related adjustment after treatment for localized prostate cancer

Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-756

  Steginga, Suzanne K ^a   Occhipinti, Stefano ^b   Gardiner, R A ^b   Yaxley, John ^b   Heathcote, Peter ^b  

^a Queensland Cancer Fund ^*  (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 1842688829     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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