Comparison of Generic (SF-36) vs. Disease-Specific (GERD-HRQL) Quality-Of-Life Scales for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-145

  Velanovich, Vic ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of General Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FORECASTING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FORECASTING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032010096     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(98)80004-8     Document Type: Article

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