Pediatric health-related quality-of-life measurement technology: Intersections between science, managed care, and clinical care

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-27

  Seid, Michael ^a   Varni, James W ^a,b   Jacobs, Jenifer R ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Clinical practice; Health outcomes; Health related quality of life; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345147855     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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