Quality of life (QoL) in patients with benign thyroid goiters (Pre- and Post-Thyroidectomy): A prospective study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2322-2329

  Mishra, Anjali ^a   Sabaretnam, Mayilvaganan ^a   Chand, Gyan ^a   Agarwal, Gaurav ^a   Agarwal, Amit ^a   Verma, Ashok Kumar ^a   Mishra, Saroj Kanta ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883553540     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2133-3     Document Type: Article

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