Turner syndrome: The patients's view

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-314

  Suzigan, Lígia Z C ^a   Paiva E Silva, Roberto B ^a   Lemos Marini, Sofia H V ^a   Baptista, Maria Tereza M ^a   Guerra Jr , Gil ^a   Magna, Luís Alberto ^a   Maciel Guerra, Andréa T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emotional impact; Patient's view; Psychosocial aspects; Sex chromosomes aberration; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; TURNER SYNDROME; BODY HEIGHT; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 16644372846     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1205     Document Type: Article

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