The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer approach to developing questionnaire modules: An update and overview

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-300

  Sprangers, M A G ^a   Cull, A ^b   Groenvold, M ^c   Bjordal, K ^d   Blazeby, J ^e   Aaronson, N K ^f  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Cross cultural; Quality of life; Questionnaire construction

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; EUROPE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031968821     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008890401133     Document Type: Review

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