Validation of the chinese version of the pediatric quality of life inventory™ (PedsQL™) cancer module

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-109

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Yu, Xiao Nan ^a   Chu, Yvonne ^b   Shing, Matthew M K ^b   Wong, Eric M C ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^b   Li, Chi Kong ^b   Fok, Tai Fai ^b   Mak, Winnie W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Children; Health related quality of life; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 75449101163     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp035     Document Type: Article

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