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Original Article

Health-related quality of life among prostate cancer patients: real-life situation at the beginning of treatment

Susanne BergiusDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; ;Amgen AB, Espoo, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Saku TorvinenDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
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Timo MuhonenInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
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Risto P. RoineDepartment of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; ;Group Administration, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
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Harri SintonenDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
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Kimmo TaariDepartment of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 13-19 | Received 30 Jun 2016, Accepted 06 Oct 2016, Published online: 04 Nov 2016

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