Quality of life assessment in radiotherapy patients by WHOQOL-BREF-THAI: A feasibility study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1459-1465

  Phungrassami, Temsak ^a   Katikarn, Rachamol ^a   Watanaarepornchai, Somchai ^a   Sangtawan, Duangjai ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Whoqol bref thai

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; THAILAND;

EID: 13744262867     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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