Measuring change over time: Assessing the usefulness of evaluative instruments

Journal of Chronic Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 171-178

  Guyatt, Gordon ^a   Walter, Stephen ^a   Norman, Geoff ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement Validity; Quality of life; Questionnaire development; Reliability; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY;

HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023154612     PISSN: 00219681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(87)90069-5     Document Type: Article

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