Reliability and validity of the WHOQOL BREF in a sample of Brazilian outpatients with major depression

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 561-564

  Berlim, Marcelo T ^a   Pavanello, Daniele P ^a   Caldieraro, Marco A K ^a   Fleck, Marcelo P A ^a  

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Author keywords

Depression; Psychometrics; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT SHORT VERSION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 17744380612     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-4694-y     Document Type: Article

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