Measuring quality of life: Methodological issues

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 286-300

  Dijkers, Marcel ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of Life; Reliability; Treatment Outcome; Validity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH;

LIFE QUALITY MEASUREMENT;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032934474     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199905000-00022     Document Type: Article

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