Health-related quality of life in cancer patients - More answers but many questions remain

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 838-839

  Goodwin, Pamela J ^a,b   Sridhar, Srikala S ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOTE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449110639     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djp140     Document Type: Editorial

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