Subjective outcome measurement - A primer

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Tully, Mary Patricia ^a   Cantrill, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional status; Health related Quality of Life; Health Status Indicators; Outcomes; Patient Viewpoint

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033037714     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008694522700     Document Type: Review

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