Measuring the meaning of life for patients with incurable cancer: The Life Evaluation Questionnaire (LEQ)

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-760

  Salmon, P ^a   Manzi, F ^b   Valori, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029979109     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00643-5     Document Type: Article

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