The meaning of quality of life in patients being treated for advanced breast cancer: A qualitative study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 729-739

  Luoma, Minna Liisa ^a   Hakamies Blomqvist, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DOCETAXEL; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ALOPECIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDEMA; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROPATHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 5744247685     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.788     Document Type: Article

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