Methods for prospective studies of adverse effects as applied to prostate cancer patients treated with surgery or radiotherapy without hormones

Prostate

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 668-676

  Stensvold, Andreas ^a,b   Dahl, Alv A ^a,b   Brennhovd, Bjøn ^a   Cvancarova, Milada ^a   Fosså, Sophie D ^a,b   Lilleby, Wolfgang ^a   Axcrona, Karol ^a   Smeland, Sigbjøn ^b,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

generalized estimating equation function; prospective study; prostate cancer; prostatectomy; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PBS 90; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROBOTICS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION;

EID: 84858748096     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: 10970045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pros.21470     Document Type: Article

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