Validation of a quality-of-life questionnaire for patients with pituitary adenoma

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-85

  Kan, Peter ^a   Cusimano, Michael ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 33645335740     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100004741     Document Type: Article

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