Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index Cancer Scale

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4415-4419

  Yakar, Hatice Karabuga ^a   Pinar, Rukiye ^b  

^a Anadolu Medical Center   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Care; Caring; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 84885442700     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.7.4415     Document Type: Article

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