Quality of life in Malay and Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer in Kelantan, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 435-440

  Yusuf, Azlina ^a   Ab Hadi, Imi Sairi ^b   Mahamood, Zainal ^c   Ahmad, Zulkifli ^a   Keng, Soon Lean ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Eortc malay version; Ethnicity; Malaysia; Quality of life; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877157046     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.435     Document Type: Article

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