Continued study of the psychometric properties of the McGill quality of life questionnaire

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 718-723

  Henry, Melissa ^a,b   Huang, L N ^a   Ferland, M K ^a   Mitchell, J ^a   Cohen, S R ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; Measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549109512     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308094519     Document Type: Article

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