PinQ: A valid, reliable and reproducible quality-of-life measure in children with bladder dysfunction

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Bower, W F ^a   Sit, F K Y ^a   Bluyssen, N ^b   Wong, E M C ^a   Yeung, C K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Outcome measure; Paediatric bladder; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 33744780482     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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