Discriminant properties of commonly used quality of life measures in heart failure

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-359

  Bennett, Susan J ^b   Oldridge, Neil B ^c,d,e   Eckert, George J ^c   Embree, Jennifer L ^a   Browning, Sherry ^a   Hou, Nan ^a   Deer, Melissa ^e   Murray, Michael D ^e,f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d School of Allied Health Sciences   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036266510     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015547713061     Document Type: Article

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