Equating EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G scores and its use in oncological research

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3169-3177

  Holzner, B ^a   Bode, R K ^b   Hahn, E A ^c   Cella, D ^c   Kopp, M ^a   Sperner Unterweger, B ^a   Kemmler, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; EORTC QLQ C30; Equating; FACT G; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER CORE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR CANCER THERAPY GENERAL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845224117     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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