Evaluation of a multidimensional measure of dyspepsia-related health for use in a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 381-392

  Cook, Karon F ^a,b   Rabeneck, Linda ^a,b   Campbell, Catherine J M ^b   Wray, Nelda P ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Helicobacter pylori; Outcome assessment (health care); Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033015891     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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