Health-related quality of life in chronic disorders: A comparison across studies using the MOS SF-36

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-65

  Schlenk, Elizabeth A ^a   Erlen, Judith A ^a   Dunbar Jacob, Jacqueline ^a   McDowell, Joan ^a   Engberg, Sandra ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^a   Rohay, Jeffrey M ^a   Bernier, Mary Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disorders; MOS SF 36; Outcomes research; QoL

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031939973     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008836922089     Document Type: Article

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