"Quality of life": A brand new concept for research and practice in psychiatry

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-252

  Berlim, Marcelo T ^a,c   Fleck, Marcelo P A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Psychiatry; Quality of life; Scientific research

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVALUATION; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0242403093     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462003000400013     Document Type: Review

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