Health-related quality of life in adult patients with esophageal atresia - A questionnaire study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-312

  Koivusalo, Antti ^a   Pakarinen, Mikko P ^a   Turunen, Pertti ^a   Saarikoski, Hanna ^a   Lindahl, Harry ^a   Rintala, Risto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Quality of life; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON INTERPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH TUBE; SYMPTOM; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 13844254355     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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