Evaluation of Measures Used to Assess Quality of Life After Stroke
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Evaluation of measures used to assess quality of life after stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Assessment of quality of life (QOL) after stroke is becoming common with the recognition that evaluation of treatment should include quality as well as quantity of survival. This article will outline the main conceptual and methodological issues in QOL assessment, highlight advantages and disadvantages of measures used in stroke QOL research, and discuss some unresolved i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.8.2004