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HRQoL of European children and adolescents with short stature as assessed with generic (KIDSCREEN) and chronic-generic (DISABKIDS) instruments

Neuza SilvaDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 W26, 20246 Hamburg, Germany;University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Rua do Colégio Novo, Apartado 6153, 3001-802 Coimbra, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Monika BullingerDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 W26, 20246 Hamburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Julia QuitmannDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 W26, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Ulrike Ravens-SiebererDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 W29, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Anja RohenkohlDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 W26, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
& the QoLISSY Group
Pages 817-827 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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