Quality of life in cancer survivors as observed in a population study of Swedish women

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 220-225

  Helgesson, Östen ^a   Lissner, Lauren ^a,b   Månsson, Jörgen ^a,c   Bengtsson, Calle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Population study; Quality of life; SF 36; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 36549006995     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430701669535     Document Type: Article

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