Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 7 , Pages 493-502 , July 2010

Quality of Life in Taiwanese Breast Cancer Survivors With Breast-conserving Therapy

  • Chi-Cheng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital Sijhih Branch, Sijhih City, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Sinjhuang, Taiwan
    • Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Heng-Hui Lien

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Sinjhuang, Taiwan
    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Hsin Tu

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Shui Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jaan-Yeh Jeng

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital Sijhih Branch, Sijhih City, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Lin Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Lun Sun

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Sinjhuang, Taiwan
    • Division of Anesthesia, Cathay General Hospital Sijhih Branch, Sijhih City, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Chu Chie

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wei-Chu Chie, Department of Public Health and Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 520, 17 Xuzhou Road, Taipei, 10055, Taiwan

Received 7 April 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60083-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 7 , Pages 493-502 , July 2010

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