Using the U.S. Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System's Health Related Quality of Life survey tool in a Canadian city

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-72

  Ôunpuu, Stephanie ^b   Krueger, Paul ^c   Vermeulen, Marian ^a   Chambers, Larry ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034105121     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404258     Document Type: Article

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