Assessing the performance of the EQ-VAS in the NHS PROMs programme

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 977-989

  Feng, Yan ^a   Parkin, David ^b   Devlin, Nancy J ^a  

^a OFFICE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Outcomes research; Patient reported outcomes; Visual analogue scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; GREAT BRITAIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84896979056     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0537-z     Document Type: Article

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