Performance of a new, HIV/AIDS-targeted quality of life (HAT-QoL) instrument in asymptomatic seropositive individuals

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 561-571

  Holmes, W C ^a   Shea, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Asymptomatic; HIV; QoL

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030879340     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018464200708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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