Measurement of Health-related Quality of Life with the Dutch Translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire before and after Treatment

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-476

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

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ); Before and after treatment; Health related; Quality of life; SF 36; Treatment; Varicose; Venous disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE ARTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849168071     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.036     Document Type: Article

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