Why call it health-related quality of life when you mean perceived health status?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-277

  Moons, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health services; Health status; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 9644254246     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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