Measuring the outcomes of care in older people: A non-critical review of patient-based measures. I. General health status and quality of life instruments

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Kliempt, P ^a   Ruta, D ^a   McMurdo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0033877028     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259800001040     Document Type: Review

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