Quality of life as an outcome variable in the management of advanced cancer

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 121-125

  Bisht, Manisha ^a   Bist, S S ^a   Dhasmana, D C ^a   Saini, Sunil ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; cancer pain; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COUGHING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTANT METASTASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK CANCER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79551706054     PISSN: 09715851     EISSN: 09752129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.76194     Document Type: Article

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