The impact of severe haemophilia on the social status and quality of life among Austrian haemophiliacs

Haemophilia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-708

  Hartl, H K ^a   Reitter, S ^a   Eidher, U ^a   Ramschak, H ^b   Ay, C ^a   Pabinger, Ingrid ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; Quality of life; Social status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47649099666     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2008.01684.x     Document Type: Article

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