Consideration of quality of life in cancer survivorship research

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2035-2041

  Jacobsen, Paul B ^a   Jim, Heather S L ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80053514315     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0563     Document Type: Review

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