Testing and standardization of the German version of the EUROHIS-QOL and WHO-5 quality-of life-indices;Teststatistische Prüfung und Normierung der Deutschen Versionen des EUROHIS-QOL Lebensqualität-index und des WHO-5 Wohlbefindens-index

Diagnostica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-96

  Brähler, Elmar ^a   Mühlan, Holger ^b   Albani, Cornelia ^a   Schmidt, Silke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

EUROHIS; Index; Quality of life; Well being; WHO 5

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849159330     PISSN: 00121924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/0012-1924.53.2.83     Document Type: Article

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