The relative influence of surgical disease and co-morbidities on patient responses to a generic health-related quality-of-life instrument

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1084-1090

  France, Emily ^a   Velanoh, Vic ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BREAST DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 70450263568     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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