Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1419-1422 , December 1996

The contribution of personal rating to the clinimetric functioning of a generic quality of life instrument

  • Benjamin Mozes

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: B. Mozes, MD, Gertner Institute for Health Services Research, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
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  • Esther Shabtai

,Accepted 5 June 1996.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1419-1422 , December 1996

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