Development and validation of an abbreviated version of the expanded prostate cancer index composite instrument for measuring health-related quality of life among prostate cancer survivors

Urology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1245-1250

  Szymanski, Konrad M ^a,b   Wei, John T ^c   Dunn, Rodney L ^c   Sanda, Martin G ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 78149359366     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.01.027     Document Type: Article

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