Measurement accuracy in assessing patient's quality of life: To weight or not to weight domains of quality of life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-782

  Philip, Errol J ^a   Merluzzi, Thomas V ^a   Peterman, Amy ^b   Cronk, Lisa B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Domain preference; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANA; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67650732412     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9492-0     Document Type: Article

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