The evaluation of changes in functional health status in patients with abdominal complaints

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Jacobs, H M ^a   Touw Otten, F W M M ^a   De Melker, R A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal complaints; Family practice; Health status indicators; Reproducibility of results; Variation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 0029917076     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00525-0     Document Type: Article

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