Quality of life questionnaires for children with cancer and childhood cancer survivors: a review of the development of available measures
β Scribed by Anne F. Klassen; Sonya J. Strohm; Heleen Maurice-Stam; Martha A. Grootenhuis
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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