Methodological challenges and potentials of health-related quality of life evaluation in children with chronic health conditions under medical health care;Methodische herausforderungen und potentiale der evaluation gesundheitsbezogener lebensqualität für kinder mit chronischen erkrankungen im medizinischen versorgungssystem

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 734-745

  Bullinger, Monika ^a   Schmidt, Silke ^a   Petersen, Corinna ^a   Erhart, Michael ^b   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Chronic conditions; Cross cultural; Quality of life; Research perspectives

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34648836334     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-007-1092-6     Document Type: Review

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