Patient satisfaction and quality of life after MammoSite breast brachytherapy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-548

  Dragun, Anthony E ^a   Harper, Jennifer L ^b   Taylor, Carla E ^b   Jenrette, Joseph M ^b  

^a Roy Richards Sr Cancer Center   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; MammoSite; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 52049117168     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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