Vulvar cancer patients' quality of life: A qualitative assessment

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 875-881

  Janda, M ^a,b   Obermair, A ^c   Cella, D ^d   Crandon, A J ^c   Trimmel, Michael ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Quality of life; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTERVIEW; LEG DISEASE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVECTOMY; WORK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4544305473     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.14524.x     Document Type: Article

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