Quality of life differences between younger and older breast cancer patients

Journal of Breast Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-118

  Park, Byeong Woo ^a   Lee, Suyun ^b   Lee, Ah Reum ^c   Lee, Kyung Hi ^a   Hwang, Sook Yeon ^d  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Labor Institute   (South Korea)

^d Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age related differences; Breast carcinoma; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY BREAST CANCER INSTRUMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LADDER OF LIFE SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 79959822826     PISSN: 17386756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2011.14.2.112     Document Type: Article

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