A New HIV/AIDS-Targeted Quality of Life (HAT-QoL) Instrument: Development, Reliability, and Validity

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-154

  Holmes, William C ^a   Shea, Judy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031992199     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199802000-00004     Document Type: Article

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