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Websites
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. www.eortc.be
- EORTC Questionnaire Modules. http://groups.eortc.be/qol/questionnaires_modules.htm
- EORTC Guidelines for Developing Questionnaire Modules. http://groups.eortc.be/qol/documentation_manuals.htm
- Gene-QoL Initiative: Genetic Research into Quality of Life. www.geneqol.org
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