Reliability and validity of the quality of life -Family version (QOL-FV) in Turkish family caregivers of patients with cancer

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4235-4240

  Okcin, Figen ^a   Karadakovan, Ayfer ^b  

^a Izmir Ataturk Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality of life questionnaire; Reliability; Turkish family caregivers; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874012358     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4235     Document Type: Article

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