Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 343-351 , November 2005

Future Directions in QOL Research

  • Sumithra Mandrekar, PhD
    • ,
  • Amylou Dueck, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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)00063-2

doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2005.09.009

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 343-351 , November 2005

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