Development of a measure of physical function for patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 508-516

  Davis, A M ^a,e   Wright, J G ^b   Williams, J I ^c   Bombardier, C ^d   Griffin, A ^a   Bell, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SARCOMA;

EID: 0029849710     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00540024     Document Type: Article

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