Translated COOP/WONCA charts found appropriate for use among Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1036-1048

  Hoopman, Rianne ^a,b   Terwee, Caroline B ^b   Aaronson, Neil K ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; COOP WONCA charts; Cross cultural; Ethnic minority; Moroccan; Proxy; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Turkish; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDITY; WORLD ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY DOCTORS CHART;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MOROCCO; MULTILINGUALISM; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50549096423     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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