Social support and quality of life of prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy treatment

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-259

  Queenan, J A ^a   Feldman Stewart, D ^a   Brundage, M ^a   Groome, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Social support; Urinary function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; URINATION DISORDERS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 76949108958     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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