Psychometric validation of the eortc core quality of life questionnaire, 30-item version and a diagnosis-specific module for head and neck cancer patients

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 311-320

  Bjordal, Kristin ^a   Kaasa, Stein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VOMITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026778086     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869209108178     Document Type: Article

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