Study protocol of KLIMOP: A cohort study on the wellbeing of older cancer patients in Belgium and the Netherlands

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Deckx, Laura ^a   Van Abbema, Doris ^b   Nelissen, Katherine ^c   Daniels, Liesbeth ^a   Stinissen, Piet ^c   Bulens, Paul ^d   Linsen, Loes ^e   Rummens, Jean Luc ^c,e   Robaeys, Geert ^c,f   De Jonge, Eric T ^f   Houben, Bert ^e   Pat, Karin ^e   Walgraeve, Daan ^e   Spaas, Luc ^e   Verheezen, Jolanda ^g   Verniest, Thessa ^h   Goegebuer, Alexander ^h   Wildiers, Hans ⁱ   Van Den Berkmortel, Franchette ^j   Tjan Heijnen, Vivianne C ^b   Buntinx, Frank ^a,k   Van Den Akker, Marjan ^a,k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Limburgs Oncologisch Centrum   (Belgium)

^e JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^g Regionaal Ziekenhuis Sint Trudo   (Belgium)

^h Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Tienen   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^j Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^k MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

AGED; BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054862900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-825     Document Type: Article

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