The health-related quality of life of patients with epilepsy compared with angina pectoris, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 865-871

  Stavem, K ^a,b   Lossius, M I ^b   Kvien, T K ^c   Guldvog, B ^a  

^a Found for Health Services Research   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Epilepsy; Health status; Health related quality of life; Ischemic coronary disease; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034466212     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008993821253     Document Type: Article

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