The EORTC quality of life questionnaire-head and neck 35 in Italian laryngectomized patients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1147-1153

  Zotti, P ^a   Lugli, D ^a   Vaccher, E ^a   Vidotto, G ^b   Franchin, G ^a   Barzan, L ^c  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Pordenone Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; EORTC QLQ H N35; Laryngeal cancer; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUALITY; SPEECH; TASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034442840     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016674507150     Document Type: Article

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