Measuring child health: Scientific questions, challenges and recommendations

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 353-357

  Drotar, Dennis ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Function status; Health status; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 4344597883     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)4<353:MCHSQC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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