Which domains of thyroid-related quality of life are most relevant? Patients and clinicians provide complementary perspectives

Thyroid

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 647-654

  Watt, Torquil ^a,b   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^c   Rasmussen, Åse Krogh ^a   Groenvold, Mogens ^b   Bonnema, Steen Joop ^c   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^d   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 34548155658     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0069     Document Type: Article

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