Quality of life in pre-adolescence: A 17-dimensional health-related measure (17D)

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 532-538

  Apajasalo, M ^a   Rautonen, J ^a   Holmberg, C ^a   Sinkkonen, J ^a   Aalberg, V ^a   Pihko, H ^a   Siimes, M A ^a   Kaitila, I ^a   Makela A ^a   Erkkila K ^a   Sintonen, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

assessment; children; measure; pre adolescent; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 8044233037     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00439227     Document Type: Article

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