Quality of life, anxiety, and oncological factors: A follow-up study of breast cancer patients

Psychosomatics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-123

  Härtl, Kristin ^a   Schennach, Rebecca ^a   Müller, Marianne ^a   Engel, Jutta ^a   Reinecker, Hans ^a   Sommer, Harald ^a   Friese, Klaus ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 77949792980     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.51.2.112     Document Type: Article

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