Effectiveness of health-related quality-of-life measurement in clinical practice: A prospective, randomized controlled trial in patients with chronic liver disease and their physicians

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-205

  Gutteling, Jolie J ^a   Darlington, Anne Sophie E ^a   Janssen, Harry L A ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^a   Busschbach, Jan J V ^a   De Man, Robert A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatology; Implementation; Liver; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 39149085644     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9308-7     Document Type: Article

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