A questionnaire to assess the generic and disease-specific health outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-55

  Bayliss, Martha S ^a   Gandek, Barbara ^a   Bungay, Kathleen M ^a   Sugano, David ^b   Hsu, Ming Ann ^c   Ware Jr , John E ^a,d,e  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USA Schering Plough Inc

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Hepatitis C; Questionnaire; SF 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP PATTERN; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031941455     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008884805251     Document Type: Article

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