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Linguistic validation of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog): methodological concerns

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  1. Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Block S4, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore

    Y. T. Cheung & A. Chan

  2. Department of Pharmacy, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    A. Chan

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Cheung, Y.T., Chan, A. Linguistic validation of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog): methodological concerns. Support Care Cancer 21, 655–656 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-012-1631-4

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