1barriers to the use of health status measures in clinical investigation, patient care, and policy research

Medical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1989, Pages S254-S263

  Deyo, Richard A ^a   Patrick, Donald L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health status; Quality of life; Research design

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0024632670     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198903001-00020     Document Type: Article

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