The quality of life questionnaire EQ-5D-5L: Psychometric properties and normative values for the general German population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 443-447

  Hinz, Andreas ^a   Kohlmann, Thomas ^b   Stöbel Richter, Yve ^a   Zenger, Markus ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Normative values; Quality of life; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900353033     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0498-2     Document Type: Article

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