Feasibility and compliance of automated measurement of quality of life in oncology practice

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 374-382

  Wright, E P ^a   Selby, P J ^a   Crawford, M ^a   Gillibrand, A ^a   Johnston, C ^a   Perren, T J ^a   Rush, R ^a   Smith, A ^a   Velikova, G ^a   Watson, K ^a   Gould, A ^a   Cull, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037440211     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.11.044     Document Type: Article

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