Quality of life of sarcoma patients from diagnosis to treatments: Predictors and longitudinal trajectories

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 492-499

  Paredes, Tiago ^a   Pereira, Marco ^a   Moreira, Helena ^a   Simões, Mário R ^b   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diagnosis and treatment; Individual trajectories; Predictors; Quality of life; Sarcomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80055100055     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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