Health-related quality of life: From health economics to bedside?

Dermatology

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-276

  Naldi, Luigi ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES;

EID: 34948846590     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107619     Document Type: Editorial

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