A multidisciplinary concept analysis of quality of life

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 728-742

  Haas, Barbara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033302226     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01939459922044153     Document Type: Article

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