Performance of a Self-Administered Mailed Version of the Quality of Well-Being (QWB-SA) Questionnaire among Older Adults

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1349-1360

  Andresen, Elena M ^a,b,e   Rothenberg, Barbara M ^b,c   Kaplan, Robert M ^d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Rochester's Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Health status; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032161099     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199809000-00007     Document Type: Article

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