The use of a simple Likert scale to measure quality of life in brain tumor patients

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-131

  Rogers, M P ^a,b   Orav, J ^a,b   Black, P M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Likert scale; Quality of life; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MOOD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035684562     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013381816137     Document Type: Article

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