The Gap Study (GapS) interview - Developing a process to determine the meaning and determinants of quality of life in children with arthritis and rheumatic disease

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 486-493

  Gong, Grace W K ^a,c   Barrera, Maru ^b,c   Beyene, Joseph ^b,c   Bhat, Shashi ^b   Carcao, Manuel ^a,c   Lord, Sarah ^b   Narayanan, Unni G ^a,b,c   Sung, Lillian ^a,b,c   Young, Nancy L ^b,c   Feldman, Brian M ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Health outcomes; Measurement; Parents; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447617394     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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