Measuring quality of life

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 476-480

  Barnes, Peter M ^a   Jenney, Meriel E M ^b  

^a First Floor Academic Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036883704     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cupe.2002.0338     Document Type: Article

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