Can we identify the poorest quality of life? Assessing the importance of quality of life using the WHOQOL-100

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-34

  Skevington, Suzanne M ^a   O'Connell, Kathryn A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health; Importance; Quality of life; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1542345595     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000015317.71791.be     Document Type: Article

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