The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Validation study of the Thai version

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Silpakit, Chatchawan ^a   Sirilerttrakul, Suwanee ^a   Jirajarus, Manmana ^a   Sirisinha, Thitiya ^a   Sirachainan, Ekaphop ^a   Ratanatharathorn, Vorachai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C30; FACT G; Quality of Life; Thailand; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; COGNITION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; THAILAND; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 30744457314     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-0449-7     Document Type: Article

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