Origins of the Concept of Quality of Life in Health Care: A Rhetorical Solution to a Political Problem

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-371

  Armstrong, David ^a   Caldwell, Deborah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health policy; outcomes; quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247555768     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700038     Document Type: Article

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