A systematic review of the use and validation of health-related quality of life instruments in older cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-32

  Fitzsimmons, Deborah ^a   Gilbert, Jacqueline ^b   Howse, Frances ^b   Young, Teresa ^c   Arrarras, Juan Ignacio ^d   Brédart, Anne ^e   Hawker, Sheila ^f   George, Steve ^g   Aapro, Matti ^h   Johnson, Colin D ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^h CLINIQUE DE GENOLIER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Neoplasm; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ATRASENTAN; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; METHOTREXATE; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; TAMOXIFEN; VINCRISTINE SULFATE; VINDESINE;

ANEMIA; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MASTECTOMY; MONOTHERAPY; MOUTH CANCER; NEOPLASM; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 57649171563     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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