The measurement of chronic pain and health-related quality of life following inguinal hernia repair: A review of the literature

Hernia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-569

  van Hanswijck de Jonge, P ^a   Lloyd, A ^b   Horsfall, Laura ^a   Tan, R ^c   O'Dwyer, P J ^d  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c ETHICON INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Inguinal hernia; Literature review; Outcomes research; Pain assessment; Post operativepain

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; EMBASE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 57049096463     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0412-y     Document Type: Review

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