Health-related quality of life: The forgotten outcome in healthcare changes in recent years in Portugal

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Pimentel, Francisco L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Hospital So Sebastio   (Portugal)

^c Instituto CUF Diagóstico e Tratamento   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; National health service; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949109178     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.2.159     Document Type: Review

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