Living with achondroplasia in an average-sized world: An assessment of quality of life

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 120 A, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 447-458

  Gollust, Sarah E ^a   Thompson, Richard E ^b   Gooding, Holly C ^a   Biesecker, Barbara B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Illness perception; Quality of life; Self esteem; Short stature; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042324232     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20127     Document Type: Article

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