Quality of life in patients with breast cancer and their rehabilitation needs

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-130

  Hong Li, Chen ^a   Xiao Chun, Wang ^a   Jiang Bin, Wang ^a   Jing Bo, Zhang ^a   Yao, Wang ^a  

^a The First Affiliated Hospital of Harerbin Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; FACT B; Quality of life; Semi structured interview

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE MARKER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OCCUPATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT WORRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 84938878427     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.301.3952     Document Type: Article

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