Measuring quality of life: Are quality of life measures patient centred?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7298, 2001, Pages 1357-1360

  Carr, A J ^a   Higginson, I J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRE;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0035796016     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7298.1357     Document Type: Review

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