Understanding the reliability and validity of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Turkish cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Cankurtaran, E S ^a   Ozalp, E ^a   Soygur, H ^a   Ozer, S ^b   Akbiyik, D I ^a   Bottomley, A ^c  

^a ANKARA ONCOLOGY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; EORTC QLQ C30; Quality of life; Reliability; Turkish language; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 37549056584     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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