Application of WHOQOL-BREF in measuring quality of life in health-care staff

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 809-817

  Gholami, Ali ^a   Jahromi, Leila Moosavi ^a   Zarei, Esmail ^a   Dehghan, Azizallah ^b  

^a NEYSHABUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health care staff; Neyshabur; Quality of life; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WHOQOL BREF SCALE;

EID: 84883891773     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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