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Living alone, obesity and smoking: Important factors for quality of life after radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer

Karin B. DieperinkDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steinbjørn HansenDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Lis WagnerResearch Unit of Nursing, Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Christoffer JohansenSurvivorship, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Klaus K. AndersenSurvivorship, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Olfred HansenDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Pages 722-729 | Received 23 Nov 2011, Accepted 31 Mar 2012, Published online: 15 Jul 2012

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