Construction and validation of a quality of life questionnaire for neuromuscular disease (INQoL)

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1051-1057

  Vincent, K A ^a   Carr, A J ^a   Walburn, J ^a   Scott, D L ^a   Rose, M R ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOTONIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34147108157     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000257819.47628.41     Document Type: Article

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