Use of qualitative methods to explore the quality-of-life construct from a consumer perspective

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-244

  Corring, Deborah J ^a   Cook, Joanne V ^b  

^a Regional Mental Health Care St Thomas   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33847345925     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.2.240     Document Type: Article

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