Validation of a quality-of-life instrument for patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 314-318

  Rhee, John S ^a   Matthews, B Alex ^a   Neuburg, Marcy ^a   Logan, Brent R ^a   Burzynski, Mary ^a   Nattinger, Ann B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TUMOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749319238     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.8.5.314     Document Type: Article

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