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Quality of life in older people: A structured review of generic self-assessed health instruments

✍ Scribed by K. L. Haywood; A. M. Garratt; R. Fitzpatrick

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 228 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 0962-9343
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-1743-0

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