Using a quality of life measure to investigate outcome in outpatient treatment of severely impaired psychiatric clients

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Evenson, Richard C ^a   Vieweg, Bruce W ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031914678     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(98)90079-7     Document Type: Article

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