Measuring quality of life is quality of life determined by expectations or experience?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7296, 2001, Pages 1240-1243

  Carr, Alison J ^a   Gibson, Barry ^b   Robinson, Peter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035912564     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7296.1240     Document Type: Review

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