Multiple chronic health problems are negatively associated with health related quality of life (HRQoL) irrespective of age

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1093-1104

  Michelson, Helena ^a   Bolund, Christina ^a   Brandberg, Yvonne ^b  

^a Psychosocial Research Unit   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic health problems; General population; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034443279     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016654621784     Document Type: Article

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