Quality of life determinants in women with breast cancer undergoing treatment with curative intent

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Pandey, Manoj ^a,b   Thomas, Bejoy Cherian ^a   SreeRekha, Padmakumar ^a   Ramdas, Kunnambath ^a   Ratheesan, Kuttan ^a   Parameswaran, Sankarannair ^a   Mathew, Beela S ^a   Rajan, Balakrishnan ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INDIAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 27444447283     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-3-63     Document Type: Article

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