Validation of gastrointestinal quality of life index in Swedish for assessing the impact of gallstones on health-related quality of life

Value in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-184

  Sandblom, Gabriel ^a   Videhult, Per ^b   Karlson, Britt Marie ^b   Wollert, Staffan ^b   Ljungdahl, Mikael ^b   Darkahi, Bahman ^c   Liljeholm, Haakan ^c   Rasmussen, Ib Christian ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Enkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Gallstone; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GASTROINTESTINAL QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849161418     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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