Whose quality of life? Or Whose decision?

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 609-610

  Fryback, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIETY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042330237     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025151424576     Document Type: Note

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