Development and validation of the simplified Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-H&N35 for patients with head and neck cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1555-1564

  Yang, Zheng ^a   Meng, Qiong ^b   Luo, Jiahong ^b   Lu, Qian ^c   Li, Xiaojiang ^d   Li, Gaofeng ^d   Wan, Chonghua ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d Yunnan Tumor Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

FACT H N; Head and neck cancer; Psychometric properties; QLICP HN; QLQ H N35; Quality of life; Standardized response mean

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHINESE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY HEAD AND NECK; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS FOR CANCER PATIENTS HEAD AND NECK; QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE HEAD AND NECK; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863985398     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1247-0     Document Type: Article

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