Measuring change in quality of life in response to Helicobacter priori eradication in peptic ulcer disease: The QOLRAD

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 571-580

  Crawley, J ^a   Frank, L ^a   Joshua Gotlib, S ^a   Flynn, J ^a   Frank, S ^a   Wiklund, I ^a  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Eradication; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer disease; Quality of life; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SATIETY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035051630     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005655317121     Document Type: Article

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