Validity of the Patient Generated Index as a Quality-of-Life measure in radiation oncology

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-329

  Tavernier, Susan S ^a   Beck, Susan L ^b   Clayton, Margaret F ^b   Pett, Marjorie A ^b   Berry, Donna L ^c  

^a Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955595782     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.319-329     Document Type: Article

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