Influence of gender on quality of life after lung surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 802-806

  Sartipy, Ulrik ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lung cancer surgery; Quality of life; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 77949485156     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.09.041     Document Type: Article

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