Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Treatment for Breast Cancer in Northern Taiwan

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-53

  Chang, Joseph Tung Chieh ^a,b   Chen, Chun Je ^a   Lin, Yun Chan ^a   Chen, Yuan Chua ^a   Lin, Chien Yu ^a   Cheng, Ann Joy ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation treatment; Decision making; Health related quality of life; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BREAST CONSERVATION TREATMENT; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT INVENTORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547842093     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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