Measuring health-related quality of life of pediatric patients

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 523-526

  Loonen, Hester J ^a   Derkx, Bert H F ^a,c   Otley, Anthony R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034951107     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200105000-00006     Document Type: Editorial

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