Validation of quality of life questionnaire for patients with cancer - Indian scenario

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 138-144

  Latha, Vidhubala E ^b   Ravi R, Kannan ^a   Mani, C S ^a   Karthikesh, K ^c   Muthuvel, R ^b   Surendran, V ^b   Rohini, Premkumari ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33644825309     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509x.17058     Document Type: Article

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