Health-related quality-of-life assessment in medical care

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 6-71

  McSweeny, A John ^a   Creer, Thomas L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028954483     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-5029(95)90137-X     Document Type: Article

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