Evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with Cushing's syndrome with a new questionnaire

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-630

  Webb, S M ^a   Badia, X ^b   Baarahona, M J ^a   Colao, A ^c   Strasburger, C J ^d   Tabarin, A ^e   van Aken, M O ^f   Pivonello, R ^b   Stalla, G ^g   Lamberts, S W J ^f   Glusman, J E ^h  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^h NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IRRADIATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SPAIN; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 43149116304     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-07-0762     Document Type: Article

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