Quality of life among Thai women diagnosed with cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at king chulalongkorn memorial hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 902-907

  Taneepanichskul, Surasak ^a   Lertmaharit, Somrat ^a   Pongpanich, Sathirakorn ^a   Termrungruanglert, Wichai ^a   Havanond, Piyalamporn ^a   Khemapech, Nipon ^a   Khorprasert, Chonlakiet ^a   Pattanaprateep, Oraluck ^b   Kitsiripornchai, Suchai ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MSD (Thailand) Ltd   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961191398     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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