Validation study of the Korean version of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Kim, Soo Hyun ^a   Gu, Su Kyung ^a   Yun, Young Ho ^a   Lee, Chang Geol ^b   Choi, Youn Seon ^c   Lee, Won Sup ^d   Kim, Si Young ^e   Heo, Dae Seog ^f  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 34547904620     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307079816     Document Type: Article

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