Diagnostic delay is associated with psychosocial impairment in acromegaly

Pituitary

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 507-514

  Siegel, Sonja ^a,b   Streetz Van Der Werf, Christine ^a   Schott, Jennifer S ^a   Nolte, Kay ^a   Karges, Wolfram ^a   Kreitschmann Andermahr, Ilonka ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Diagnosis; Psychosocial impairment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SHORT FORM 36; UPREGULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888202970     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: 15737403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-012-0447-z     Document Type: Article

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