Construct validity of newly developed quality of life assessment instrument for child and adolescent cancer patients in Taiwan

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-356

  Yeh, Chao Hsing ^a   Hung, Li Chen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDHOOD CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037837591     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.647     Document Type: Article

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