Validity of a new health-related quality of life instrument for patients with chronic sinusitis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 846-854

  Atlas, Steven J ^a   Metson, Ralph B ^b   Singer, Daniel E ^b   Wu, Yen A ^b   Gliklich, Richard E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Instrument; Quality of life; Sinus surgery; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINUSITIS;

EID: 18044386541     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000157693.92975.02     Document Type: Article

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