Assessment of health status in children with spina bifida

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 230-235

  Rendeli, C ^a   Ausili, E ^a   Tabacco, F ^a   Caliandro, P ^a   Aprile, I ^a,b   Tonali, P ^a   Salvaggio, E ^a   Padua, L ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CHQ PF50; Disability; Outcome research; Quality of life; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE PARENTAL FORM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; STATISTICS;

EID: 17444377215     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101707     Document Type: Article

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