Age, sex, and comorbidities were considered in comparing reference data for health-related quality of life in the general and cancer populations

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1164-1175

  Yun, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Soo Hyun ^a   Lee, Kyoung Min ^a   Park, Sang Min ^a   Kim, Yoo Min ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

General population; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35148823181     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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