Construct validity of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire information module

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-129

  Singer, Susanne ^a   Engelberg, Philipp M ^b   Weißflog, Gregor ^a   Kuhnt, Susanne ^a   Ernst, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information; Neoplasms; Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT CANCER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; DEVICES; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872682293     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0114-x     Document Type: Article

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