Measuring quality of life from the point of view of HIV-positive subjects: The HIV-QL31

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 585-594

  Leplege A ^a   Rude, N ^a   Ecosse, E ^a   Ceinos, R ^b   Dohin, E ^c   Pouchot, J ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Hopital Intercommunal   (France)

^c Produits Roche ^*  (France)

^d HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; Composite measurement scale; Early disease; HIV; Patient perspective; QoL; Rasch model

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030797750     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018468301617     Document Type: Conference Paper

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