Quality of life following thoracotomy for lung cancer

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Debevec, Lučka ^a   Rozman, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms surgery; Quality of life; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 36849011052     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-007-0023-8     Document Type: Article

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