Development and validation of QOL-E© instrument for the assessment of health-related quality of life in myelodysplastic syndromes

• Authors: Esther Oliva , Francesco Nobile , Borislav Dimitrov
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Keywords

EN

Myelodysplastic syndromes; Anaemia; QOL-E© questionnaire; Health-related quality of lif

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 835-844

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2013

online

6 - 12 - 2013

Contributors

author

Esther Oliva

• Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli’, Reggio Calabria, Italy

author

Francesco Nobile

• Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli’, Reggio Calabria, Italy

author

Borislav Dimitrov

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DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0196-z