Expectations of survivors, caregivers and healthcare providers for testicular cancer survivorship and quality of life

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Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-373

  De Padova, Silvia ^a   Rosti, Giovanni ^b   Scarpi, Emanuela ^a   Salvioni, Roberto ^c   Amadori, Dino ^a   De Giorgi, Ugo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b City Hospital   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Quality of life; Survivors; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPECTATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960861401     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1700/912.10036     Document Type: Article

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