The role of health-related quality of life outcomes in clinical decision making in surgery for esophageal cancer: A systematic review

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2372-2379

  Parameswaran, R ^a,b   McNair, A ^b,c   Avery, K N L ^b   Berrisford, R G ^a   Wajed, S A ^a   Sprangers, M A G ^d   Blazeby, J M ^b,c  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Health related quality of life; Questionnaire; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONVALESCENCE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 50049130175     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0042-8     Document Type: Article

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