Health-related quality of life and the transformation of symptoms

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-583

  Armstrong, David ^a   Lilford, Richard ^b   Ogden, Jane ^c   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement; Pathology; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 34247642665     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01006.x     Document Type: Review

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