Using quality of life scores to help determine treatment: Is restoring bowel continuity better than an ostomy?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Ko, C Y ^a,c   Rusin, L C ^b   Schoetz Jr , D J ^b   Coller, J A ^b   Murray, J J ^b   Roberts, P L ^b   Moreau, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 951736 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Familial adenomatous polyposis; Functional outcome; Health related quality of life; Ileal pouch anal anastomosis; Ileorectal anastomosis; Ileostomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; ENERGY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM POUCH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036206551     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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