Psychometric evaluation of the impact of cancer (IOC-CS) scale for young adult survivors of childhood cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-218

  Zebrack, Brad J ^a   Donohue, Janet E ^a   Gurney, James G ^a   Chesler, Mark A ^a   Bhatia, Smita ^b   Landier, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Instrument development; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952548211     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9576-x     Document Type: Article

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