Cancer related factors do not explain the quality of life scores for childhood cancer survivors analysed with two different generic HRQL instruments

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-210

  Mört, Susanna ^a   Salanterä, Sanna ^a,b   Matomäki, Jaakko ^b   Salmi, Toivo T ^b   Lähteenmäki, Päivi M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Childhood; Health related quality of life; Late effects; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953123050     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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