Adaptation of the Herdecke Quality of Life questionnaire towards quality of life of cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-600

  Kroz M ^a   Bussing A ^b   Girke, M ^a   Heckmann, C ^b   Ostermann, T ^a,b  

^a Havelhoehe Research Institute   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Reliability; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 54449094773     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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