Quality of life in the first year after breast cancer surgery: rehabilitation needs and patterns of recovery
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 56 (1), 45-57
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006214830854
Abstract
Background. Although mortality rates from breast cancer are declining, many breast cancer survivors will experience physical and psychological sequelae that affect their everyday lives. Few...Keywords
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