Translation and validation of the Persian version of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-Spiritual well-being scale (FACIT-Sp) among Muslim Iranians in treatment for cancer

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-35

  Jafari, Najmeh ^a   Zamani, Ahmadreza ^a   Lazenby, Mark ^b   Farajzadegan, Ziba ^a   Emami, Hamid ^a   Loghmani, Amir ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; FACIT Sp; HRQOL; Persian; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873181189     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951512000727     Document Type: Article

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