Short-term health-related quality of life after abdominal surgery: A conceptual framework

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-247

  Urbach, David R ^a   Harnish, Julie L ^a   Long, Gina ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Health related quality of life; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISCERA; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744585502     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060501200310     Document Type: Article

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