Evaluation of the validity and reliability of the alzheimer disease-related quality of life assessment instrument

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-284

  Kasper, Judith D ^a   Black, Betty S ^a,b   Shore, Andrew D ^a   Rabins, Peter V ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADRQL; Alzheimer; Dementia; Health related QOL

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349135941     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31819b02bc     Document Type: Article

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