Quality of life in patients of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Validation of the Taiwan Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-H&N35

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-98

  Chie, Wei Chu ^a   Hong, R L ^b   Lai, C C ^a   Ting, L L ^b   Hsu, M M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Quality of life; The EORTC QLQ C30; The EORTC QLQ H N35

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037321608     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022070220328     Document Type: Article

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