The Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) scale: Update and compilation of international versions

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Heinemann, Lothar A J ^a   Saad, Farid ^b   Zimmermann, Thomas ^c   Novak, Annoesjka ^d   Myon, Eric ^e   Badia, Xavier ^f   Potthoff, Peter ^g   T'Sjoen, Guy ^h   Pöllänen, Pasi ⁱ   Goncharow, Nikolai P ^j   Kim, Sehyun ^k   Giroudet, Christelle ^l  

^a Health Research Berlin   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c Medical Affairs Gynaecology   (Germany)

^d Strategy/Business Development Dept   (Netherlands)

^e Centre d'Immunologie Pierre Fabre   (France)

^f Health Outcomes Research Europe   (Spain)

^g NFO Health Europe   (Germany)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^j INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^k CHA University   (South Korea)

^l Mapi Research Institute   (France)

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Author keywords

Aging Males Symptoms; AMS; International AMS Versions; Quality of Life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; KOREA; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 2942554477     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-1-15     Document Type: Review

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