Development and validation of a patient-based health-related quality of life questionnaire in schizophrenia: The S-QoL

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 137-149

  Auquier, P ^a,f   Simeoni, M C ^a   Sapin, C ^a   Reine, G ^a,b   Aghababian, V ^c   Cramer, J ^d   Lancon C ^a,e  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Department of Psychiatry   (France)

^c School of Psychology   (France)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^f 27 Blvd Jean M   (France)

Author keywords

Health status indicators; Health related quality of life; Mental health; Outcome assessment; Scale development; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0043209061     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00355-9     Document Type: Article

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