FACT-G: Reliability and validity of the Malayalam translation

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 263-269

  Thomas, B C ^a   Pandey, M ^a,b   Ramdas, K ^a   Sebastian, P ^a   Nair, M K ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; FACT G; Malignant neoplasms; Psycho oncology; Psychology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TRANSLATING; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 1542285277     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000015303.68562.3f     Document Type: Article

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