Variation in Chinese population health related quality of life: Results from a EuroQol study in Beijing, China

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-132

  Wang, Hong ^a   Kindig, David A ^b   Mullahy, John ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese population health; EQ 5D; Health related quality of life (HRQoL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 13844275597     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-0612-6     Document Type: Article

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