Assessing quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer: An update of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1564-1573

  Gujral, S ^a   Conroy, T ^b   Fleissner, C ^c   Sezer, O ^c   King, P M ^a   Avery, K N L ^d   Sylvester, P ^a   Koller, M ^e   Sprangers, M A G ^f   Blazeby, J M ^a,d  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; EORTC QLQ CR38; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTENT VALIDITY; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250223069     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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