Validation of the chronic venous insufficiency quality of life questionnaire in dutch patients treated for varicose veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Biemans, A A M ^a,b   Van Der Velden, S K ^b,c   Bruijninckx, C M A ^d   Buth, J ^b,d   Nijsten, T ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Velthuiskliniek Rotterdam ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CIVIQ; Psychometrics validation; Quality of life; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VARICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960933540     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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