Development and Validation of the Short Form of a Urinary Quality of Life Questionnaire: SF-Qualiveen

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2592-2598

  Bonniaud, Véronique ^a,b   Bryant, Dianne ^b,c   Parratte, Bernard ^a   Guyatt, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

multiple sclerosis; neurogenic; quality of life; questionnaires; urinary bladder; urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549131877     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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