Using the SF-36 and euroqol on an elderly population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-204

  Brazier, J E ^a   Walters, S J ^a   Nicholl, J P ^a   Kohler, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health status; Health related quality of life; The elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029895931     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00434741     Document Type: Article

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