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. 1992 Nov 7;305(6862):1145–1148. doi: 10.1136/bmj.305.6862.1145

Quality of life measures in health care. II: Design, analysis, and interpretation.

A Fletcher 1, S Gore 1, D Jones 1, R Fitzpatrick 1, D Spiegelhalter 1, D Cox 1
PMCID: PMC1883654  PMID: 1463954

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