Measuring quality of life in dementia: Conceptual and practical issues

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages 100-104

  Rabins, Peter V ^a,b,c   Kasper, Judith D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SENILE DEMENTIA; SHORT SURVEY;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031473138     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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