Modified Dermatology Life Quality Index as a measure of quality of life in patients with filarial lymphoedema

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Chandrasena, T G A N ^a   Premaratna, R ^a   Muthugala, M A R V ^a   Pathmeswaran, A ^a   de Silva, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Lymphatic filariasis; Lymphoedema; Modified Dermatology Life Quality Index; Morbidity; Quality of life; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LIMB PAIN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SRI LANKA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845951061     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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