A survey-based index was validated for measuring disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease. An evaluation study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 771-778

  Timmer, Antje ^a,b   Kemptner, Daniela ^c   Takses, Angela ^a   Klebl, Frank ^a   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Landratsamt Regensburg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Epidemiologic methods; Health status; Questionnaires standards; Reproducibility of results; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROHN DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349280653     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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