Patient-based measures of illness severity in the Veterans Health Study

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-285

  Clark, Jack A ^a,b   Spiro III, Avron ^a,c   Miller, Donald R ^a,b   Fincke, B Graeme ^a,b   Skinner, Katherine M ^d   Kazis, Lewis E ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Normative Aging Study   (United States)

^d Health Services Department ^*

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health status; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER;

EID: 21544468298     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200507000-00011     Document Type: Article

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