Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life research: A meta-analysis
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Quality of Life Research
- Vol. 8 (5), 447-459
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008928518577
Abstract
Despite the increasing acceptance of quality of life (QOL) as a critical endpoint in medical research, there is little consensus regarding the definition of this construct or how it differs from...Keywords
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