Rehabilitation and quality of life in patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer

Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-16

  Magrone, Giovanni ^a   Bozzone, Anna ^a   Romanelli, Angela ^a   Pascoli, Marco ^a   Ronconi, Gianpaolo ^a   Buonocore, Alessia ^a   Mancuso, Nicla ^a   Milazzo, Maria ^a   Sterzi, Silvia ^a,b  

^a Università Campus Bio Medico di Roma   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio Medico di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Life quality; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33748808230     PISSN: 03907740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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