Health-related quality of life and distress in cancer patients: Results from a large randomised study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1975-1983

  Johansson, B ^a   Brandberg, Y ^b   Hellbom, M ^c   Persson, C ^a   Petersson, L M ^b   Berglund, G ^d   Glimelius, B ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distress; Group rehabilitation; Health related quality of life; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH CANCER;

FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57449100232     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604789     Document Type: Article

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