Disease-specific quality of life: The gallstone impact checklist

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-460

  Russell, Margaret L ^a   Preshaw, Roy M ^a   Brant, Rollin F ^a   Bultz, Barry D ^a   Page, Stacey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPEPSIA; EATING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINANCE; FOOD; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CHOLELITHIASIS; DYSPEPSIA; EATING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030445917     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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