The development, reliability and validity of a disease specific quality of life model for adults with growth hormone deficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-411

  Wallymahmed, Maureen E ^a,c   Baker, Gus A ^a   Humphris, Gerry ^b   Dewey, Michael ^b   MacFarlane, Ian A ^a  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Walton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0029968587     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.704523.x     Document Type: Article

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