Translating the science of quality of life into practice: What do dermatology life quality index scores mean?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 659-664

  Hongbo, Yan ^a   Thomas, Charles L ^a   Harrison, Michael A ^b   Salek, M Sam ^b   Finlay, Andrew Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global question; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Score meaning; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 27744503544     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23621.x     Document Type: Article

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