Development of a head and neck companion module for the quality of life- radiation therapy instrument (QOL-RTI)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-261

  Trotti, Andy ^a,b,c   Johnson, Darlene J ^a   Gwede, Clement ^a   Casey, Linda ^c   Sauder, Bonnie ^b   Cantor, Alan ^d   Pearlman, James ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Radiation Oncology ^*

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms radiotherapy; Prospective studies; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Radiation; Scale Development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0032170505     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00224-7     Document Type: Article

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