European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 17 , Pages 2613-2619 , November 2005

Quality of life among long-term breast cancer survivors: A systematic review

  • Floortje Mols

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Cancer Centre South (IKZ), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, P.O. Box 231, 5600 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Tilburg University, Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +40 2971616; fax: +40 2971610.
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  • Ad J.J.M. Vingerhoets

      Affiliations

    • Tilburg University, Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jan Willem Coebergh

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Cancer Centre South (IKZ), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, P.O. Box 231, 5600 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Cancer Centre South (IKZ), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, P.O. Box 231, 5600 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Received 30 March 2005 ,Revised 5 May 2005 ,Accepted 13 May 2005.

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PII: S0959-8049(05)00726-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.05.017

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 17 , Pages 2613-2619 , November 2005

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