An evaluation of psychometric properties of the client's questionnaire of the Wisconsin Quality of Life Index-Canadian version (CaW-QLI)

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 509-514

  Diaz, Pablo ^a   Mercier, Céline ^b   Hachey, Raymonde ^c   Caron, Jean ^d   Boyer, Geneviève ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Psychometric properties; Quality of life; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0032888288     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008970321690     Document Type: Article

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