A theoretical approach to measuring quality of life

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-58

  Sousa, Karen H ^a,b   Chen, Fang Fang ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036515659     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.10.1.47.52545     Document Type: Article

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