Association between changes in quality of life scores and survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 614-622

  Gupta, D ^a   Braun, D P ^a   Staren, E D ^a  

^a CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Non small cell lung cancer; Prognosis; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865188971     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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