Health-related quality of life among children, young people and adults with esophageal atresia: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2433-2445

  Dellenmark Blom, Michaela ^a   Chaplin, John Eric ^b   Gatzinsky, Vladimir ^a   Jönsson, Linus ^a   Abrahamson, Kate ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital malformation; Esophageal atresia; Health related quality of life; Quality of life; Rare medical health condition; Review

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON INTERPOSITION; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941420693     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-0975-x     Document Type: Review

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