Quality of life of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia survivors: A study of patients at the philippine general hospital trophoblastic disease section

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 321-326

  Cagayan, Ma Stephanie Fay S ^a   Llarena, Raquel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; Quality of life (QOL); SF 12

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SHORT FORM 12; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; AGE; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; SURVIVOR; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77957251893     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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