Measuring quality of life

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-350

  Jenney, Meriel E M ^a   Campbell, Stephen ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030850204     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.4.347     Document Type: Article

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