Methodological issues related to assessing and measuring quality of life in patients with cancer: Implications for patient care

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-64

  McCabe, C ^a   Begley, C ^a   Collier, S ^b   McCann, S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Evaluation; Quality of life; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 37549069335     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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