Health-related quality of life in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Correlates and comparisons to normative data

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 642-649

  Larsson, M ^a   Ljung, L ^a   Johansson, B B K ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Non small cell lung cancer; Normal population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84865187084     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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