Measuring the quality of life of severely mentally ill people using the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 76-83

  Oliver, J P J ^a   Huxley, P J ^a   Priebe, S ^b   Kaiser, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Vivantes Klinikum Spandau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; WELLBEING;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031036635     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00788924     Document Type: Article

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