Measurement of health-related quality of life in heart failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1993, Pages

  Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMAN; METHODS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027361412     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90488-M     Document Type: Article

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