Measuring and monitoring quality-of-life in population surveys: Still a challenge for public health research

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-204

  Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a  

^a Res Unit Quality of Life/Child Hlth   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036387929     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01326397     Document Type: Editorial

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