Reference bias: Presentation of extreme health states prior to eq-vas improves health-related quality of life scores. A randomised cross-over trial

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  McPhail, Steven ^a,b,c   Beller, Elaine ^d   Haines, Terry ^b,e,f  

^a Centre for Functioning and Health Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Kingston Centre   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 78649535901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-146     Document Type: Article

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