TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-related quality of life in children with arthritis
AU - Miller, Michael L.
AU - LeBovidge, Jennifer
AU - Feldman, Brian
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - Health status results from an individual's values placed on the interactions among a person's physical state, associated mental perceptions and emotions, resulting behaviors, and environment. Improving health-related quality of life is the goal of all disease treatment. This article reviews the components of health status, summarizes relevant studies in children with rheumatic and related diseases, and considers the role that future studies will play in improving care for children with rheumatic diseases.
AB - Health status results from an individual's values placed on the interactions among a person's physical state, associated mental perceptions and emotions, resulting behaviors, and environment. Improving health-related quality of life is the goal of all disease treatment. This article reviews the components of health status, summarizes relevant studies in children with rheumatic and related diseases, and considers the role that future studies will play in improving care for children with rheumatic diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0889-857X(02)00019-4
DO - 10.1016/S0889-857X(02)00019-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12380367
AN - SCOPUS:0036697750
VL - 28
SP - 493
EP - 501
JO - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
JF - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
SN - 0889-857X
IS - 3
ER -