Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 371-377 , February 2009

Clinical validity of a disease-specific health status questionnaire: The Peripheral Artery Questionnaire

  • Sanne E. Hoeks, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Kim G. Smolderen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • CoRPS, Tilburg University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, School of Nursing, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital and the University of Missouri – Kansas City
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  • John A. Spertus, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital and the University of Missouri – Kansas City
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  • Don Poldermans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Don Poldermans, MD, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room H921, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 27 June 2008 ,Accepted 26 August 2008.

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 This work was funded by the Dutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands (2000T101).

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01450-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.089

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 371-377 , February 2009

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