Development of the PedsQLTM sickle cell disease module items: Qualitative methods

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 341-357

  Panepinto, Julie A ^a   Torres, Sylvia ^a   Varni, James W ^b,c  

^a Children's Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Patient reported outcomes; Pediatrics; PedsQLTM; Qualitative methods; Sickle Cell Disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862262918     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9941-4     Document Type: Review

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