A review of quality of life instruments used in dementia

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DementiaQuality of life (healthcare)Reliability (semiconductor)Scale (ratio)PsychologyGerontologyData collectionPopulationQuality of Life ResearchPsychometricsValidityContent validityDiseasePublic healthClinical psychologyMedicineStatisticsEnvironmental healthNursingPathology

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Year: 2005
Type: review
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Pages: 675-686
Citations: 198
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                                    Teake P. Ettema, 
                                
                                    Rose-Marie Dr�es, 
                                
                                    J. de Lange
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            A review of quality of life instruments used in dementia. 
                            Quality of Life Research
                            , 14
                            (3)
                            , 675-686.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-004-1258-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-1258-0