Translation and validation of the EORTC brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) for use in Iran
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Translation and validation of the EORTC brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) for use in Iran
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to translate the EORTC quality of life questionnaire for brain cancer, the QLQ-BN20, into Persian, and to evaluate its psychometric properties when used among brain cancer patients in Iran. METHODS A standard backward and forward translation procedure was used to generate the Persian language version of the QLQ-BN20. The QLQ-BN20 was administered together ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-54