Measuring health-related quality of life: Fundamental methodological issues

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1774-

  Flokstra De Blok, B M J ^a   Oude Elberink, J N G ^a   Vlieg Boerstra, B J ^a   Duiverman, E J ^a   Dubois, A E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGY; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70350291368     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03376.x     Document Type: Letter

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