Measuring health-related quality of life in children from different perspectives using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) and teachers' ratings

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-325

  Felder Puig, Rosemarie ^a   Topf, Reinhard ^a   Gadner, Helmut ^a   Formann, Anton K ^b  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Health related quality of life; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; GERMANY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER;

EID: 51649098224     PISSN: 21981833     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-008-0181-1     Document Type: Article

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