Quality of life of women with gynecologic cancer: Associated factors

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 583-589

  Vaz, Ana Francisca ^a   Pinto Neto, Aarão Mendes ^a   Conde, Délio Marques ^b   Costa Paiva, Lúcia ^a   Morais, Sirlei Siani ^a   Esteves, Sérgio Barros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Pain; WHOQOL BREF questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CANCER STAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANK SUM TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA BLEEDING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35649019771     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0397-2     Document Type: Article

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