Quality of life of HIV-infected patients: Psychometric properties and validation of the German version of the MQOL-HIV

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1037-1050

  Kemmler, G ^a   Schmied, B ^b   Shetty Lee, A ^a   Zangerle, R ^a   Hinterhuber, H ^a   Schussler G ^a   Mumelter, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Reliability; Translation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HIV; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0242658762     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026114004548     Document Type: Article

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