Quality of life measurement in patients with transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndromes

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 270-274

  Jansen, A J G ^a   Essink Bot, M L ^a   Beckers, E A M ^a   Hop, W C J ^a   Schipperus, M R ^b   Van Rhenen, D J ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Zuidwest Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic anaemia; Fatigue; HRQoL; MDS; Red cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037541576     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04272.x     Document Type: Article

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