Health-related quality of life measurement in pediatric clinical practice: An appraisal and precept for future research and application

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Varni, James W ^a   Burwinkle, Tasha M ^b   Lane, Mariella M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical practice; Health related quality of life; Healthcare services; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CUSTODY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 27344441386     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-34     Document Type: Review

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