Young patients with diverticular disease: A preliminary quality of life study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-249

  Koo, Vincent ^a   Strange, John ^a   Lam, Ching Yin ^a   Epanomeritakis, Manos ^a  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Quality of health; SF 36 questionnaire; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447619859     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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