Validation of the short-form REFLUX-QUAL® (RQS*), a gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) specific quality of life questionnaire

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 793-801

  Amouretti, Michel ^a   Nalet, Bernard ^b   Robaszkiewicz, Michel ^c   Wainsten, Jean Pierre ^d   De La Loge, Christine ^e,g   Benmedjahed, Khadra ^e   Dias Barbosa, Carla ^e   Brin, Sylvie ^f   Schatz, Bernard ^f  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^c SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^d Attache d'Enseignement Clin Fac X   (France)

^e MAPI VALUES   (United States)

^f SANOFI   (France)

^g Direction Médicale ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 12; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 26244436167     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(05)86350-X     Document Type: Article

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