Development and validation of the Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-OLD module

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 785-791

  Fleck, Marcelo P ^a   Chachamovich, Eduardo ^a,b   Trentini, Clarissa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Evaluation of research programs and tools; Quality of life; Validity of tests; WHOQOL OLD; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247160077     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102006000600007     Document Type: Article

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