Health-related quality of life after treatment for malignant bone tumors: A follow-up study in China

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3099-3102

  Sun, Yong Jian ^a   Hu, Yan Jun ^a   Jin, Dan ^a   Li, Jian Wei ^a   Yu, Bin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Follow up; Health related quality of life; Malignant bone tumors; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873598530     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.7.3099     Document Type: Article

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