Reference values for the EORTC QLQ-C30 quality of life questionnaire in a random sample of the Swedish population

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Derogar, Maryam ^a   Van Der Schaaf, Maartje ^a   Lagergren, Pernilla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER CORE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SWEDEN;

EID: 83455262225     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.614636     Document Type: Article

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