Utility of WHOQOL-BREF in measuring quality of life in Sickle Cell Disease

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Asnani, Monika R ^a   Lipps, Garth E ^b   Reid, Marvin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FLANAGAN QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BREF; ADOLESCENT; AGED; JAMAICA; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049110821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-75     Document Type: Article

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