Recent experiences using quality of life assessment tools in the treatment of patients with urological malignancies

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 184-185

  Gerharz, Elmar W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEREOTYPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY DIVERSION; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 19344373326     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.03.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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