Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) Calculator
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Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ, Cox C, Eberly SW, Kris MG. A dilemma in analysis: issues in the serial measurement of quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 1997;18:119–136. doi: 10.1016/S0169-5002(97)00059-7.
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Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ. Comparison of instruments for measuring quality of life in patients with lung cancer. Semin Oncol. 1996;23:31–40.
Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ, Kris MG, Eberly SW, Cox C. Normative data and trends in quality of life from the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS). Support Care Cancer. 1999;7:140–148. doi: 10.1007/s005200050244.
Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ, Kris MG. Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS): Administration, scoring, and procedures manual. Boston: Northeastern University; 1995.
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