Analysis of nonresponse in the assessment of health-related quality of life of childhood cancer survivors

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 576-580

  Alessi, Daniela ^a   Pastore, Guido ^a,b   Zuccolo, Luisa ^a,c   Mosso, Maria Luisa ^a   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a,d   Magnani, Corrado ^a,b,e   Merletti, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood neoplasm; Health related quality of life; Nonresponse; Postal questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 37349064408     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32801023ee     Document Type: Article

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