Applying cognitive design principles to formatting HRQOL instruments

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-27

  Mullin, Paul A ^a   Lohr, Kathleen N ^a   Bresnahan, Brian W ^b   McNulty, Pauline ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaire design; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COGNITIVE SCIENCE; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033844430     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008923301313     Document Type: Article

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