Health-related quality of life and psychological distress in polycystic ovary syndrome: A hidden facet in South Asian women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-328

  Kumarapeli, V L ^a   De A Seneviratne, R ^b   Wijeyaratne, C N ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; polycystic ovary syndrome; psychological distress; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SRI LANKA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651462644     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02799.x     Document Type: Article

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