Multivariate analysis of quality of life outcome for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after treatment

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-269

  Fang, Fu Min ^a   Tsai, Wen Ling ^b   Lee, Tsair Fwu ^a,c   Liao, Kuan Cho ^a   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b YUNG TA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C30; EORTC QLQ H N35; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149357305     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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