Reliability and Validity of the Dutch Translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Klem, T M A L ^a   Sybrandy, J E M ^b   Wittens, C H A ^c   Bot, M L Essink ^a,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Vascular Surgery   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aberdeen Varicose Vein questionnaire; AVVQ; Quality of life; Validation; Varicose; Vein; Veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; COMPREHENSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549116095     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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