Development and testing of the Japanese version of the migraine-specific quality of life instrument

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1489-1493

  Ohbu, Sadayoshi ^a   Igarashi, Hisaka ^b   Okayasu, Hiroyuki ^c   Sakai, Fumihiko ^b   Green, Joseph ^d   Heller, Richard F ^e   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^f   Patrick, Donald L ^g  

^a YOKOHAMA MUNICIPAL CITIZEN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Migraine; Quality of life (QOL)

Indexed keywords

ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; TRIPTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 4544375570     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000040787.20364.89     Document Type: Article

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