Changes and factors influencing health-related quality of life after hysterectomy in premenopausal women with benign gynecologic conditions

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 731-742

  Yang, Ya Ling ^c   Chao, Yu Mei ^a   Yao, Grace ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal hysterectomy; Generalized estimating equation modeling; Health related quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33749316197     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60201-1     Document Type: Article

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