Quality of life of dengue patients

• Main Authors: Lum, L.C.S., Suaya, J.A., Tan, L.H., Sah, B.K., Shepard, D.S.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1006/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18541760

Although the disease burden of dengue is increasing, the impact on the quality of life (QoL) has not been investigated. A study to determine the QoL of confirmed dengue patients using the EuroQol visual thermometer scale was carried out at the University Malaya Medical Center. Of the 207 participant...