Use of the EuroQoL among elderly acute care patients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Coast, J ^a   Peters, T J ^a   Richards, S H ^a   Gunnell, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; EuroQoL; Health status; Health related quality of life; Patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0031953146     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008857203434     Document Type: Article

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