Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 9 , Pages 861-873 , September 1999

Further Evidence Supporting an SEM-Based Criterion for Identifying Meaningful Intra-Individual Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life

  • Kathleen W. Wyrwich

      Affiliations

    • Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Ph.D., Saint Louis University School of Public Health, 3663 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108-3342. Tel.: (314) 977-3273, Fax: (314) 977-8150,
    • ,
  • William M. Tierney

      Affiliations

    • Regrenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Fredric D. Wolinsky

      Affiliations

    • Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

,Accepted 30 March 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 9 , Pages 861-873 , September 1999

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