Validation of the quality of life scale: Living with HIV

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 622-630

  Holzemer, William L ^a   Spicer, Joan Gygax ^a   Wilson, Holly Skodol ^a   Kemppainen, Jeanne K ^a   Coleman, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV AIDS; Nursing; Quality of life death and dying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032160586     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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