The development of the GERD-HRQL symptom severity instrument

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-134

  Velanovich, Vic ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Quality of life instruments; Symptom assessment; The GERD HRQL

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FACE VALIDITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34147136042     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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