Development, validation and clinical use of the FLQA-l, a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with lymphedema

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-35

  Augustin, Matthias ^a   Bross, F ^b   Foldi E ^c   Vanscheidt, W ^d   Zschocke, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Clinic for Lymphatic Diseases   (Germany)

^d Dermatology Praxis Freiburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphedema; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL LIFE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 14644419599     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.34.1.31     Document Type: Article

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