Adequacy of health-related quality of life measures in children under 5 years old: Systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-220

  Grange, Angela ^a   Bekker, Hilary ^b   Noyes, Jane ^c   Langley, Pauline ^c  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Nursing; Outcome measures; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547279296     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04333.x     Document Type: Article

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