Translation into Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and validatation of the systemic lupus erythematosus quality of life questionnaire (SLEQOL)

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-339

  Freire, E A M ^a,b,c   Bruscato, B ^c,d   Leite, D R C ^a   Sousa, T T S ^a   Ciconelli, R M ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Brazilian Rheumatology Society   (Brazil)

^d INSPER INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Reproducibility of results; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Translations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650475910     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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