Psychometric validation of the Italian translation of the gastrointestinal symptom-rating scale and quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia questionnaire in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-215

  Kulich, Károly R ^a   Calabrese, Carlo ^b   Pacini, Franco ^c   Vigneri, Sergio ^d   Carlsson, Jonas ^a   Wiklund, Ingela K ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b Int Medicine and Gastroenterology   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM RATING SCALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1842739962     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200424040-00002     Document Type: Article

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