Use of relevancy ratings by target respondents to develop health-related quality of life measures: An example with African-American elderly
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Quality of Life Research
- Vol. 8 (8) , 749-768
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008966817515
Abstract
Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments assess functioning and well-being. Generic HRQOL measures are intended to be relevant to everyone whereas population-targeted measures...Keywords
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