Development of the qualeffo-31, an osteoporosis-specific quality-of-life questionnaire

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 543-551

  Van Schoor, N M ^a   Knol, D L ^b   Glas, C A W ^c   Ostelo, R W J G ^a   Leplege A ^d   Cooper, C ^e   Johnell, O ^f   Lips, P ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Qualeffo 31; Qualeffo 41; Quality of life; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALEFFO 31; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33645233271     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-0024-7     Document Type: Article

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