Is the content of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument (ChQOL) really valid in the context of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong?

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-36

  Wong, Wendy ^a   Lam, Cindy L K ^a   Leung, K F ^b   Zhao, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Chinese medicine; Content validity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHINESE QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; RATING SCALE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VALIDITY;

CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149109419     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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