Evaluation of the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index - Revised: Research tool or clinical tool?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-135

  Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a,b,c,d,h   Merriman, Melanie P ^e,f   Reed, George ^c   Byock, Ira ^g  

^a QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

^b Health Assessment Lab   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^e Touchstone Consulting Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

EID: 12444312980     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.121     Document Type: Article

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