Health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients in Iran: Pooled analysis using generalized estimating equations

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 941-944

  Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad ^a,b   Bastani, Peivand ^c   Ibrahimipour, Hossein ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Health Management and Economics   (Sweden)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; FAC; GEE; Iran; TAC

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COHORT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871857716     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.3.941     Document Type: Article

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