The quality of well-being scale: Comparison of the interviewer-administered version with a self-administered questionnaire

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 783-791

  Kaplan, Robert M ^a   Sieber, William J ^a   Ganiats, Theodore G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment method; Interviewer; Quality of Life Measurement; Quality of Well being Scale (QWB)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031373026     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406739     Document Type: Article

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