Assessment of quality of life in adolescent patients with orthopaedic problems: Are adult measures appropriate?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 622-628

  Vitale, Michael G ^a,b,e   Levy, Douglas E ^a   Johnson, Martin G ^a   Gelijns, Annetine C ^a   Moskowitz, Alan J ^a   Roye, Benjamin P ^b   Verdisco, Laurie ^c   Roye Jr , David P ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d c/o InCHOIR ^*  (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health status; EuroQol; Functional status; Outcomes; Pediatric orthopaedics; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034870152     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200109000-00014     Document Type: Article

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