Outcomes assessment in cancer
By: edited by Joseph Lipscomb, Carolyn C. Gotay, Claire Snyder.
Contributors: Lipscomb, Joseph.; Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-; Snyder, Claire, 1973-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
Subjects: Cancer -- Treatment -- Evaluation; Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Health-related quality of life in cancer: general concepts and generic measures; title: Assessing health-related quality of life during treatment; title: Assessing health-related quality of life across the cancer continuum; title: Measuring the experience and needs of cancer patients and caregivers; title: Methodological considerations in applications to cancer outcomes research; title: Modern psychometric theory in cancer outcomes research; title: Assessing the economic impact of cancer; title: Research and policy implications; title: Invited papers.