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BL
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597871
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b427090
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| Main Entry
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Fayers, Peter M
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| Title & Author
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Quality of life : : the assessment, analysis and interpretation of patient-reported outcomes /\ Peter M. Fayers and David Machin
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,, c2007
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xxi, 544 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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047002450X (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780470024508 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Rev. ed. of: Quality of life / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin. c2000
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. [515]-528) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Principles of measurement scales -- Developing a questionnaire -- Scores and measurements : validity, reliability, sensitivity -- Multi-item scales -- Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- Item response theory and differential item functioning -- Item banks, item listing and computer-adaptive tests -- Choosing and scoring questionnaires -- Clinical trials -- Sample sizes -- Cross-sectional analysis -- Exploring longitudinal data -- Modelling longitudinal data -- Missing data -- Practical and reporting issues -- Quality-adjusted survival -- Clinical interpretation -- Meta-analysis
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Quality of life-- Research
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Outcome assessment (Medical care)
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Outcome Assessment (Health Care)-- methods
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Quality of Life
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Research Design
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1072
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R853.O87F39 2007
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2007 D-819
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W 84.3Q195 2007
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| Added Entry
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Machin, David,1939-
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