The World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100): Validation study with the dutch version

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 164-178

  De Vries, Jolanda ^a   Van Heck, Guus L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031520101     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.13.3.164     Document Type: Article

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