Seeking the patient's perspective: A qualitative assessment of EuroQol, COOP-WONCA charts and MYMOP

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 871-881

  Paterson, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Evaluation studies; Health status indicators; Interview; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 3242670816     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000025586.51955.78     Document Type: Review

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