Relationship of knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) and demographic factors with quality of life among urban colorectal cancer patients in Malaysia

Middle East Journal of Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-41

  Puteh, Sharifa Ezat Wan ^a   Khairudin, Siti Nadhira Ahmad ^a   Kabinchong, Connie ^a   Musa, Norsyuhadah ^a   Joo, Chan Kok ^a   Saad, Natrah Mohd ^a   Omar, Nurnajayati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Awareness and practice; Colorectal cancer; EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ C30); Knowledge; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84905960897     PISSN: 20086709     EISSN: 20086687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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