Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 326-331 , November 2005

Quality of Life from a Patient’s Perspective: Can We Believe the Patient?

  • Marlene H. Frost, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Department of Radiologic Oncology, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • Mashele Huschka, BS

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Department of Health Science Research, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Jeff A. Sloan, Mayo Clinic, Section of Biostatistics, Department of Health Science Research, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA

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PII: S0147-0272(05)00061-9

doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2005.09.007

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 326-331 , November 2005

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