The international development of the RGHQoL: A quality of life measure for recurrent genital herpes

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-153

  Doward, L C ^a   McKenna, S P ^a   Kohlmann, T ^b   Niero, M ^c   Patrick, D ^d   Spencer, B ^e   Thorsen, H ^f  

^a GALEN RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaire; Recurrent genital herpes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031907932     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008857426633     Document Type: Article

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