Considerations for disease impact and outcome measures in vulvar disease

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 460-463

  Simpson, Rosalind C ^a   Murphy, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; objective outcome measures; outcome measures; patient oriented outcomes; vulvar disease

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN EXAMINATION; VULVA DISEASE;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 84867576449     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182449bc1     Document Type: Review

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