Open AccessQuality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Jutta Engel,
Jacqueline Kerr,
Anne Schlesinger-Raab,
Renate Eckel,
H. Sauer,
Dieter Hölzel
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000080823.38569.b0
Subject(s) - abdominoperineal resection , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , stoma (medicine) , colorectal cancer , defecation , surgery , cancer , nursing
To assess long-term quality of life in a population-based sample of rectal cancer patients.