An assessment of quality of life in breast cancer patients using EORTC QLQ C30/+BR23 questionnaire

Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Saleha, S B ^a   Shakeel, A ^b   Shumaila, E ^a   Shazia, R ^a   Rashid, R ^c   Ibrahim, M ^a  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b KEMU   (Pakistan)

^c Infectious diseases control hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer patients; Eortc qlq c30 +br 23; Quality of life; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUESTIONNAIRE; FATIGUE; FINANCE; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77953450423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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