Use of the Distress Thermometer to discern clinically relevant quality of life differences in women with breast cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-223

  Head, Barbara Anderson ^a   Schapmire, Tara J ^a   Keeney, Cynthia Ellis ^a   Deck, Stacy M ^b   Studts, Jamie L ^c   Hermann, Carla P ^d   Scharfenberger, Jennifer A ^a   Pfeifer, Mark Paul ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Norton Orthopedic Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Distress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863622398     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9934-3     Document Type: Article

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