Health-related quality of life for pediatric emergency department febrile illnesses: An Evaluation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 generic core scales

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mistry, Rakesh D ^a,c   Stevens, Molly W ^b   Gorelick, Marc H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; VALIDITY; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD WELFARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 61849129652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-5     Document Type: Article

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