Validation of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire in home hospice settings in Israel

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 538-544

  Bentur, Netta ^a   Resnizky, Shirli ^a  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 27844490981     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1052oa     Document Type: Article

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