The use of focus groups in the development of the PROMIS pediatrics item bank

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 725-735

  Walsh, Tasanee R ^a   Irwin, Debra E ^b   Meier, Andrea ^a   Varni, James W ^c   DeWalt, Darren A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Focus groups; Patient reported outcomes; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 45449108208     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9338-1     Document Type: Article

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