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.. _distressthermometer:

Distress Thermometer
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History and guide
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Original: Roth et al. (1998), http://www.pubmed.gov/9587123.

Originally a 1-item measure, but supplementary questions are added by some.

Sources
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- US National Cancer Institute,
  http://www.gem-beta.org/Public/MeasureDetail.aspx?mid=1118&cat=2

- With additional questions:
  http://www.nwlcn.nhs.uk/Downloads/Specialist-and-palliative-care/The%20Distress%20Thermometer%20leaflet%20draft.pdf

Intellectual property rights
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Believed to be in the public domain (made freely available by the US National
Cancer Institute).