Validity of the Greek EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 for measuring health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-361

  Kontodimopoulos, N ^a   Ntinoulis, K ^a,b   Niakas, D ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; EORTC QLQ C30; Greece; Health related quality of life; QLQ BR23; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952769865     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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