Impact of financial burden of cancer on survivors' quality of life

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 332-338

  Fenn, Kathleen M ^a   Evans, Suzanne B ^a   McCorkle, Ruth ^a   DiGiovanna, Michael P ^a   Pusztai, Lajos ^a   Sanft, Tara ^a   Hofstatter, Erin W ^a   Killelea, Brigid K ^a   Tish Knobf, M ^a   Lannin, Donald R ^a   Abu Khalaf, Maysa ^a   Horowitz, Nina R ^a   Chagpar, Anees B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL PROBLEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84907839718     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2013.001322     Document Type: Article

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