The perception of health-related quality of life in colon cancer patients during chemotherapy: differences between men and women

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 423-429

  Domati, Federica ^a   Luppi, Gabriele ^b   Reggiani Bonetti, Luca ^a   Zironi, Sandra ^b   Depenni, Roberta ^b   Fontana, Annalisa ^b   Gelsomino, Fabio ^b   de Leon, Maurizio Ponz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Colon cancer; Physical activity; Quality of life; SF 36 questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84933182747     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-014-1174-4     Document Type: Article

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