Functional abdominal complaints in pre-school children: Parental reports of health-related quality of life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-369

  Oostenbrink, R ^a   Jongman, H ^a   Landgraf, J M ^b   Raat, H ^c   Moll, H A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b HealthActCHQ   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Health related quality of life; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 77952542986     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9583-y     Document Type: Article

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