Clarifying the dimensions of four concepts of quality

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-94

  Ghylin, Kimberly M ^a   Green, Brian D ^a   Drury, Colin G ^a   Chen, Jingnong ^a   Schultz, John L ^a   Uggirala, Ananth ^a   Abraham, John K ^a   Lawson, Taneka A ^a  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Quality; Quality of Life; Scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960679726     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220600857639     Document Type: Article

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