Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic liver disease

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 819-820

  Martin, L M ^a   Younossi, Z M ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; WELLBEING; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; ITALY; LIVER DISEASE; NOTE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33644876129     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2005.04.022     Document Type: Note

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