Health-related quality of life before and after gastrointestinal surgery

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 419-425

  Rasanen J V ^a   Niskanen, M M ^a   Miettinen, P ^a   Sintonen, H ^a   Alhava, E ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

15D; Complications; Follow up study; Gastrointestinal diseases; General population; Operative treatment; Outcome assessment; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION; EATING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTESTINE SURGERY; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034969006     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241501750243752     Document Type: Article

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