Quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-207

  Dehkordi, Ali ^a   Heydarnejad, M Saeed ^b   Fatehi, Daryoush ^c  

^a Shakrekord Medical University   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC STATUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLID MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859856342     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2009.40     Document Type: Article

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