Further Validation of the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Results from a Peripheral Vascular Surgery Survey in the Netherlands

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 582-591

  Smolderen, K G ^a   Hoeks, S E ^b   Aquarius, A E ^a   Scholte op Reimer, W J ^c   Spertus, J A ^d   van Urk, H ^b   Denollet, J ^a   Poldermans, D ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Outcomes; Peripheral arterial disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 53449084382     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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