Health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors of different sexual orientations

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-236

  Boehmer, Ulrike ^a   Glickman, Mark ^b,c   Milton, Jacqui ^b   Winter, Michael ^b  

^a Crosstown Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Disparities; Female; Homosexuality; Quality of life; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84863619109     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9947-y     Document Type: Article

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