Development and utilization of a psychometric instrument for measuring quality of life in burn patients, 1976 to 1996

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 128-131

  Munster, A M ^a   Fauerbach, J A ^b   Lawrence, J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dept of Psychiat and Behav Sci ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Measuring quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0030479623     PISSN: 03230414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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