Validation of the english version of the health-related quality of life for drug abusers (HRQoLDA) test

European Addiction Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Zubaran, Carlos ^a,d   Sud, Rishi ^a   Emerson, Jonathan ^a   Zolfaghari, Elham ^a   Foresti, Katia ^b   Lozano, Oscar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaires; Substance related disorders; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DRUG ABUSERS TEST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT BREF QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84860856979     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337213     Document Type: Article

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