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Translation and validation of tools for assessing health-related quality of life and male sexual function in Hong Kong Chinese patients during transitional cancer survivorship

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The work described in this paper was fully supported by the Direct Grant for Research from the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Project No. 2014.2.024).

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    Ka Ming Chow, Carmen W. H. Chan, Winnie K. W. So & Doris Y. P. Leung

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Chow, K.M., Chan, C.W.H., So, W.K.W. et al. Translation and validation of tools for assessing health-related quality of life and male sexual function in Hong Kong Chinese patients during transitional cancer survivorship. Support Care Cancer 25, 2187–2193 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3624-9

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