Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	1821
Country	China

Received	2013-01-08 15:51
Peer-Review Started	2013-01-08 20:10
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-04 11:53
Return for Revision	2013-03-08 10:43
Revised	2013-03-14 10:45
Second Decision	2013-03-28 17:26
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-03-29 11:57
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-04-11 13:07
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Psychometrics of chronic liver disease questionnaire in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kai-Na Zhou, Min Zhang, Qian Wu, Zhen-Hao Ji, Xiao-Mei Zhang and Gui-Hua Zhuang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National TS Major Project of China 2008ZX10002-001 National TS Major Project of China 2012ZX10002001
Corresponding Author	Gui-Hua Zhuang, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, No. 76 Yanta Western Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. zhuanggh@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Key Words	Chronic hepatitis B; Chronic liver disease questionnaire; Reliability; Validity; Sensitivity
Core Tip	Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a common chronic liver disease in mainland China, and its adverse prognosis might impair the patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ) is the first liver specific HRQoL instrument, however, few studies have examined psychometrics of the Chinese (mainland) CLDQ in CHB patients. This study tested psychometrics of the Chinese (mainland) CLDQ in patients with CHB (including CHB without cirrhosis and CHB-related cirrhosis). The findings will help find suitable disease-specific questionnaire in the management of CHB in mainland China and provide evidence for expanding the use of the CLDQ.
Publish Date	2013-06-14 23:10
Citation	Zhou KN, Zhang M, Wu Q, Ji ZH, Zhang XM, Zhuang GH. Psychometrics of chronic liver disease questionnaire in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(22): 3494-3501
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i22/3494.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3494

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