Psychometric properties of quality of life questionnaires. A methodological synthesis;Proprietes psychometriques des questionnaires de qualite de vie. Une synthese methodologique

Journal d'Economie Medicale

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-48

  Midy, F ^a   Bejean S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

psychometric theory; quality of life; reliability; tests of questionnaires; validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030914526     PISSN: 02940736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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