Waiting for elective general surgery: Impact on health related quality of life and psychosocial consequences

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Oudhoff, J P ^a   Timmermans, D R M ^a   Knol, D L ^b   Bijnen, A B ^c   Van Der Wal, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VARICOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34548318683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-164     Document Type: Article

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