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Published in: Quality of Life Research 10/2020

01-10-2020 | Sarcoma | Response

The complexity of assessing health-related quality of life among sarcoma patients

Authors: Olga Husson, Dide den Hollander, Winette T. A. van der Graaf

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 10/2020

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We read with great interest the original paper by Martins et al. ‘Development of a patient‑reported experience questionnaire for patients with sarcoma: the Sarcoma Assessment Measure (SAM)’ [1]. This article comprehensively described the development of a highly needed patient-reported outcome measure for sarcoma patients and covers physical, emotional, social, financial wellbeing and sexuality issues. …
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Metadata
Title
The complexity of assessing health-related quality of life among sarcoma patients
Authors
Olga Husson
Dide den Hollander
Winette T. A. van der Graaf
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
Sarcoma
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02561-y

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