KIDSCREEN-52 quality-of-life measure for children and adolescents

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-364

  Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a   Gosch, Angela ^a   Rajmil, Luis ^b   Erhart, Michael ^a   Bruil, Jeanet ^c   Duer, Wolfgang ^d   Auquier, Pascal ^e,n   Power, Mick ^f   Abel, Thomas ^g   Czemy, Ladislav ^h   Mazur, Joanna ⁱ   Czimbalmos, Agnes ^j   Tountas, Yannis ^k   Hagquist, Curt ^l   Kilroe, Jean ^m   Fuerth, Kristina ⁿ   Robitail, Stephane ⁿ   Simeoni, Marie Claude ⁿ   Orbicini, Delphine ⁿ   von Rueden, Ursula ⁿ   Dimitrakaki, Christina ⁿ   Detmar, Symone ⁿ   Veripps, Eric ⁿ   Mierzejewska, Ewa ⁿ   Berra, Silvina ⁿ   Tebé, Cristian ⁿ   Bisegger, Corinna ⁿ   Cloetta, Bernhard ⁿ   Atherton, Clare ⁿ   more..

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e University Hospital of Marseille   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

^j Health Promotion and Development Centre   (Hungary)

^k Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine   (Greece)

^l KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^m Programme of Action for Children   (Ireland)

ⁿ NONE

more..

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Crosscultural comparison; Health related quality of life; Questionnaire development; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 21244467182     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.5.3.353     Document Type: Review

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