The multicultural quality of life index: Presentation and validation

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-364

  Mezzich, Juan E ^a   Cohen, Neal L ^b   Ruiperez, Maria A ^c   Banzato, Claudio E M ^d   Zapata Vega, Maria I ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive diagnosis; Culture; Person centred care; Quality of life; Scales; Validation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SELF CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952677672     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01609.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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