Understanding the EORTC QLQ-BM22, the module for patients with bone metastases

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 461-465

  Chow, Edward ^a   Bottomley, Andrew ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP BONE METASTASIS MODULE; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP BONE METASTASIS MODULE 15 PALLIATIVE CORE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BONE NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449675016     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.09.50     Document Type: Review

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