The health and well-being of cancer survivors in the UK: Findings from a population-based survey

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue , 2011, Pages S11-S20

  Elliott, J ^a   Fallows, A ^b   Staetsky, L ^c   Smith, P W F ^c   Foster, C L ^c   Maher, E J ^a   Corner, J ^a,c  

^a MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT   (United Kingdom)

^b Erda Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Health outcomes; Neoplasms; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80455158229     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.418     Document Type: Article

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