Health status and health-related quality of life in a pediatric palliative care program

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 790-797

  Knapp, Caprice ^a   Madden, Vanessa ^a   Revicki, Dennis ^a,b   Feeny, David ^c,d   Wang, Hua ^a   Curtis, Charlotte ^e   Sloyer, Phyllis ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Health Utilities Incorporated   (Canada)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SENSATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863798410     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0504     Document Type: Review

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