Patterns of reporting health-related quality of life across racial and ethnic groups

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Wang, Junling ^a   Sallfrank, Megan F ^a   Hong, Song Hee ^a   Liu, Chenglong ^b   Gourley, Dick R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic gruops; Health related quality of life; Patient reported health outcomes; Racial groups

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFE STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34247569483     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.7.2.177     Document Type: Review

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