Two approaches to measuring quality of life in the HIV/AIDS population: HAT-QoL and MOS-HIV

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 515-527

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

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (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; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032885920     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008931006866     Document Type: Article

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