Measuring quality of life: a new and practical survey instrument.
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of measuring the quality of life (QOL) of people with severe mental illness, such assessments are seldom carried out because of the lack of an efficient, easy-to-use, and valid measurement instrument. To facilitate the gathering of QOL information fr...
| Publicado en: | Social Work Vol. 42; pp. 244 - 255 |
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National Association of Social Workers
May 1997
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