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Quality of Life, Quantification of

By: Carl V. Phillips
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

The term quality of life, as used in health research and policy, refers primarily to the quantification of the cost of being in a less-than-perfect health state. Such quantification is motivated largely by economic analyses, which require comparison of all ...

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  Phillips, C. (2008). Quality of life, quantification of. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 869-872). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n380
  
  Phillips, Carl V. "Quality of Life, Quantification of." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 869-72. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n380.
  
  Phillips, C. 2008. Quality of Life, Quantification of. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 869-872 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n380> [Accessed 1 Jul 2022].
  
  Phillips, Carl V. "Quality of Life, Quantification of." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 869-72. SAGE Research Methods. 1 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n380.
  
  Phillips, Carl V. (2008). Quality of life, quantification of In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Quality of life, quantification of Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:869-872. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n380
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