Ureteral stent symptom questionnaire: Development and validation of a multidimensional quality of life measure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1060-1064

  Joshi, H B ^a   Newns, N ^a   Stainthorpe, A ^a   MacDonagh, R P ^a   Keeley Jr , F X ^a   Timoney, A G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaires; Stents; Treatment outcome; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLITHIASIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037362830     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000049198.53424.1d     Document Type: Article

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