Quality of life measurement: A fashion or a valid assessment?;Mesurer la qualité de vie: Effet de mode ou véritable critère de jugement?

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 508-514

  Auquier, P ^a,b   Simeoni, M C ^a   Robitail, S ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Motoneuron disease; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33645753315     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-3787(06)75042-1     Document Type: Review

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