Reliability and validity of the functional assessment of cancer therapy—lung (FACT-L) quality of life instrument

David Cella; Amy E. Bonomi; Stephen Lloyd; David S. Tulsky; Edward J. Kaplan; Philip Bonomi

doi:10.1016/0169-5002(95)00450-f

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Lung cancerMedicineQuality of life (healthcare)Reliability (semiconductor)Rating scaleInternal consistencyClinical trialPhysical therapyStatisticsClinical psychologyPsychometricsInternal medicineMathematics

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Pages: 199-220
Citations: 739
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                                    David Cella, 
                                
                                    Amy E. Bonomi, 
                                
                                    Stephen Lloyd
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Reliability and validity of the functional assessment of cancer therapy—lung (FACT-L) quality of life instrument. 
                            Lung Cancer
                            , 12
                            (3)
                            , 199-220.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5002(95)00450-f
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0169-5002(95)00450-f