Translation procedures for standardised quality of life questionnaires: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) approach

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1810-1820

  Koller, Michael ^a   Aaronson, Neil K ^b   Blazeby, Jane ^c   Bottomley, Andrew ^d   Dewolf, Linda ^d   Fayers, Peter ^e,f   Johnson, Colin ^g   Ramage, John ^g   Scott, Neil ^e   West, Karen ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^g Department of Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h National Cancer Institute Liaison Office   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Cross cultural adaptation; Methodology; Quality of life; Translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EUROPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATING;

EID: 34547807624     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

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