Systematic review reveals limitations of studies evaluating health-related quality of life after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1787-1803

  Jacobs, Marc ^a   Macefield, Rhiannon C ^b   Blazeby, Jane M ^b,c   Korfage, Ida J ^d   Van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I ^a   De Haes, Hanneke C J M ^a   Smets, Ellen M ^a   Sprangers, Mirjam A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Health related quality of life; HRQL methodology; Outcome reporting; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84884411569     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0290-8     Document Type: Review

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