Quality of life of nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors in Mainland China

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-74

  Wu, Yong ^a   Hu, Wei Han ^b   Xia, Yun Fei ^b   Ma, Jun ^b   Liu, Meng Zhong ^b   Cui, Nian Ji ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese SF 36; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845987019     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9113-0     Document Type: Article

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