The validation of the disease-specific questionnaire for health-related quality of life in Thai patients with hemifacial spasm

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1691-1697

  Setthawatcharawanich, Suwanna ^a   Aui aree, Nipat ^a   Limapichart, Kitti ^a   Satirapunya, Pornchai ^a   Phabphal, Kanitpong ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Quality of life; Thai HFS 30; Validity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; THAILAND; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND;

EID: 57149106335     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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