Impact of the treatment-free interval on health-related quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma: A UK cross-sectional survey

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 599-607

  Acaster, S ^a   Gaugris, S ^b   Velikova, G ^c   Yong, K ^d   Lloyd, A J ^a  

^a ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b Janssen Cilag Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HRQL; Multiple myeloma; Quality of life; Treatment phase; Treatment free interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQ 5D; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CORE 30; QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE MY20; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FREE INTERVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84874110530     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1548-y     Document Type: Article

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