Clinically meaningful interpretation of pediatric health-related quality of life in sickle cell disease

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 128-133

  Beverung, Lauren M ^a   Varni, James W ^b,c   Panepinto, Julie A ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

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

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; health related quality of life; patient reported outcomes; pediatrics; PedsQL; sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERIC CORE SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN AND HURT SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN IMPACT SCALE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 84924256397     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000177     Document Type: Article

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