Validity of the pediatric quality of life inventory for youth with sickle cell disease

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1153-1162

  McClellan, Catherine B ^a   Schatz, Jeffrey ^a   Sanchez, Carmen ^a   Roberts, Carla W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease complications; Pediatric; Quality of life; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 45149098237     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn036     Document Type: Article

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