The influence of demographic and disease-related factors on health-related quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1011-1020

  Hjortswang, Henrik ^a   Järnerot, Gunnar ^b   Curman, Bengt ^b   Sandberg Gertzén, Hanna ^b   Tysk, Curt ^b   Blomberg, Björn ^b   Almer, Sven ^a   Ström, Magnus ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health; Health related quality of life; Inflammatory bowel disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0042261482     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200309000-00012     Document Type: Article

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