Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication using the World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaire

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-122

  Breek, J C ^b   Hamming, J F ^a   De Vries, J ^c   Aquarius, A E A M ^c   Van Berge Henegouwen, D P ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health status; Intermittent claudication; Quality of life; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0035078021     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1305     Document Type: Article

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