Cross-cultural Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire

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  • Sheilla Oliveira Faria
  • Jose Eluf-Neto
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Recently, a gradual increase in some chronic diseases has been observed in tandem with the aging of the population. Globally, there has been a significant increase in the importance of cancer, and according to a recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, its overall impact has more than doubled in the past 30 years [1]. The burden of cancer will increase to 22 million new cases each year by 2030: an increase of 75% compared with 2008, 81% in low and middle Human Development Index (HDI) countries and 69% in high and very high HDI countries [2].

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تاریخ انتشار 2015