Quality of life assessment in children: A review of conceptual and methodological issues in multidimensional health status measure

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-396

  Pal, Deb K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029790471     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.4.391     Document Type: Article

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