Graded response modeling of the Quality of Life Interview

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-52

  Uttaro, Thomas ^a,b   Lehman, Anthony ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032767044     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(98)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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