Predicting physical quality of life among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer survivors

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 789-802

  Ashing Giwa, Kimlin T ^a   Lim, Jung Won ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivorship; Health care system; Physical quality of life; Psychological well being; Socio ecological characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CARCINOMA; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77957591899     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9642-4     Document Type: Article

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