Approaches and methodological as well as interpretative issues in quality of life research in Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 60-65

  Hasanah, Che Ismail ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Methodological and interpretative issues; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2642542372     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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