What does it mean?: Anchoring psychosocial quality of life scale score changes with reference to concurrent changes in reported symptom distress

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 445-453

  Anderson, Richard B ^a  

^a CoMMensa Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Psychosocial quality of life; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ATENOLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033027193     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159903300216     Document Type: Review

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