The development of the Tuebingen Cushing's disease quality of life inventory (Tuebingen CD-25). Part I: Construction and psychometric properties

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 851-860

  Milian, Monika ^a   Teufel, Philipp ^a   Honegger, Juergen ^a   Gallwitz, Baptist ^a   Schnauder, Guenter ^a   Psaras, Tsambika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COGNITION; CUSHING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INTERVIEW; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST; NEUROSURGEON; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TUEBINGEN CUSHING DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860168095     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04191.x     Document Type: Article

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