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Commentary on comparing translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30 using differential item functioning analyses

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Crane, P.K. Commentary on comparing translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30 using differential item functioning analyses. Qual Life Res 15, 1117–1118 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-0057-1

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