Use of electronic quality of life applications in cancer research and clinical practice

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-411

  Velikova, Galina ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical practice; Electronic questionnaires; Quality of life; Touch screen computers

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TIME MANAGEMENT; WELLBEING; WRITING;

EID: 4444338229     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.4.4.403     Document Type: Review

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