Measuring and predicting prostate cancer related quality of life changes using EPIC for clinical practice

Journal of Urology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 638-645

  Chipman, Jonathan J ^a   Sanda, Martin G ^c   Dunn, Rodney L ^d   Wei, John T ^d   Litwin, Mark S ^e   Crociani, Catrina M ^b   Regan, Meredith M ^a,b   Chang, Peter ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

outcome assessment (health care); prostate; prostatic neoplasms; quality of life; questionnaires

Indexed keywords

OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 84893838172     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.09.040     Document Type: Article

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