Spanish researchers at the forefront of clinical investigation: The case of quality of life in prostate cancer

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 403-404

  Guedea, Ferran ^a   Ferrer, Montse ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUALITY OF LIFE;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 73349140837     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0377-z     Document Type: Editorial

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