Perceived stress and quality of life among prostate cancer survivors

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 425-429

  Joseph, Hyacinth J ^a   Thibault, Gregory P ^b   Ruttle King, Joan ^b  

^a TAMC ^*  (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PERCEPTION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 33646562815     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.5.425     Document Type: Article

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