Generic health measurement: Past accomplishments and a measurement paradigm for the 21st century

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 8 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages 743-750

  McHorney, Colleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030843535     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_part_2-199710151-00061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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