Determinants of global quality of life before and after major cancer surgery: An exploratory study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1131-1136

  Rutegård, Martin ^a   Hughes, Rachael ^b   Lagergren, Pernilla ^a,b   Blazeby, Jane M ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C30; Esophagectomy; Gastrectomy; Global quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70349921048     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9534-7     Document Type: Article

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