Just one question: If one question works, why ask several?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 342-345

  Bowling, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST CONTROL; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 17644370392     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.021204     Document Type: Editorial

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