The CARES: a generic measure of health-related quality of life for patients with cancer

Patricia A. Ganz; C. A. C. Schag; J. Jack Lee; Myung‐Shin Sim

doi:10.1007/bf00435432

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Quality of life (healthcare)Quality of Life ResearchMedicineCancerRehabilitationDiseasePublic healthQuality (philosophy)Measure (data warehouse)GerontologyPhysical therapyNursingData miningComputer sciencePathology

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-29
Citations: 246
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                                    Patricia A. Ganz, 
                                
                                    C. A. C. Schag, 
                                
                                    J. Jack Lee
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            The CARES: a generic measure of health-related quality of life for patients with cancer. 
                            Quality of Life Research
                            , 1
                            (1)
                            , 19-29.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00435432
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf00435432