Does chemotherapy really affect the quality of life of women with breast cancer?

Journal of Breast Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-235

  Hwang, Sook Yeon ^a   Chang, Sun Ju ^b   Park, Byeong Woo ^c  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjuvant chemotherapy; Breast neoplasms; Quality of life; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84879957145     PISSN: 17386756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2013.16.2.229     Document Type: Article

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