A comparative analysis of the health and well-being of cancer survivors to the general population

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2545-2552

  Santin, Olinda ^a   Mills, Moyra ^a   Treanor, Charlene ^b   Donnelly, Michael ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Health and wellbeing; Health service use; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; URINARY TRACT CANCER; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELLBEING;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868490705     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1372-9     Document Type: Article

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