Predictors of quality of life among long-term survivors of gestational trophoblastic disease

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 589-594

  Wenzel, Lari ^a   Berkowitz, Ross S ^b   Habbal, Rana ^b   Newlands, Edward ^b   Hancock, Barry ^b   Goldstein, Donald P ^b   Seckl, Michael ^b   Bernstein, Marilyn ^b   Strickland, Sarah ^b   Higgins, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic disease; Gonadotropins, chorionic, human; Pregnancy, molar; Quality of life; Trophoblastic cancer; Trophoblastic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; CANCER SPECIFIC DISTRESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE BURDEN; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC PAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4344683373     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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