Health-related quality of life in Swedish patients with ulcerative colitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2203-2211

  Hjortswang, Henrik ^a,b   Ström, Magnus ^a   Almer, Sven ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032451355     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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