A pilot study of the impact of surgical repair on disease-specific quality of life among patients with pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 916-918

  Lawson, M Louise ^a,c   Cash, Thomas F ^b   Akers, Rachel ^c   Vasser, Ellen ^a   Burke, Bonnie ^a   Tabangin, Meredith ^c   Welch, Camille ^c   Croitoru, Daniel P ^c   Goretsky, Michael J ^a,c   Nuss, Donald ^c   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^a,c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Instrument validation; Pectus excavatum; Quality of life; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0038319154     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00123-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (1)

1. Griffin DP: Congenital deformities, in Welch KJ, Randolph JG, Ravitch MM, (eds): Pediatric Surgery (ed 4). Chicago, IL, Year Book Medical, 1989, pp 1453-1463