EORTC radiation proctitis-specific quality of life module - Pretesting in four European countries

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-300

  Halkett, Georgia ^a   Aoun, Samar ^a   Hayne, Dickon ^b   Lund, Jo Asmund ^c   Gruen, Arne ^d,e   Villa, Julie ^f   Livi, Lorenzo ^g   Arcangeli, Stefano ^h   Velikova, Galina ⁱ   Spry, Nigel ^a,b,j  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^h REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^j SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Pelvic cancer; Proctitis; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Rectal bleeding; Treatment side effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROCTITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 78649717935     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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