Quality-of-Life Measurement in Clinical Trials - The Impact of Causal Variables

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-176

  Fayers, Peter M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal variables; Clinimetric scales; Composite scales; Construct validity; Measurement scales; Multi item scales; Quality of life instruments

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINIMETRY; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 1542378974     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIP-120028512     Document Type: Review

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