Health-related quality of life in boys with duchenne muscular dystrophy: Agreement between parents and their sons

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1188-1194

  Bray, Paula ^a,b   Bundy, Anita C ^a   Ryan, Monique M ^c   North, Kathryn N ^b   Everett, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Duchenne; muscular dystrophy; proxy reporting; quality of life; self report

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77957989520     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809357624     Document Type: Article

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