Using the EuroQol 5-D in the Catalan general population: Feasibility and construct validity

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 311-322

  Badia, X ^a   Schiaffino, A ^a   Alonso, J ^b   Herdman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

EuroQol 5 D; Health Interview Survey; Health status measurement; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031595538     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008894502042     Document Type: Article

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