Quality of life in cancer patients with disfigurement due to cancer and its treatments

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-190

  Arunachalam, Duraipandi ^a   Thirumoorthy, Ammapattian ^a   Devi, Saraswathi ^a   Thennarasu, ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Disfigurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856625293     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.92334     Document Type: Article

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