Patients' view of routine follow-up after gynecological cancer treatment

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-183

  Greimel, Elfriede ^a   Lahousen, Manfred ^a   Dorfer, Martha ^a   Lambauer, Michaela ^a   Lang, Uwe ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Follow up; Gynecology; Neoplasm; Psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT SCREENING SCALE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

EID: 81855221833     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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