A Critical Appraisal of the Quality of Quality-of-Life Measurements

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 272, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 619-626

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   Feinstein, Alvan R ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028133538     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520080061045     Document Type: Article

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