The Singaporean English and Chinese versions of the EQ-5D achieved measurement equivalence in cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Gao, Fei ^a   Ng, Gim Yew ^a   Cheung, Yin Bun ^a   Thumboo, Julian ^b   Pang, Grace ^a   Koo, Wen Hsin ^a   Sethi, Vijay Kumar ^a   Wee, Joseph ^a   Goh, Cynthia ^a  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chinese; EQ 5D; Equivalence; Utility; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; SINGAPORE; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 58149102190     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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