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Interpreting the WHOQOL-Brèf: Preliminary Population Norms and Effect Sizes

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  • Graeme Hawthorne
  • Helen Herrman
  • Barbara Murphy

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  • Graeme Hawthorne & Helen Herrman & Barbara Murphy, 2006. "Interpreting the WHOQOL-Brèf: Preliminary Population Norms and Effect Sizes," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 77(1), pages 37-59, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:77:y:2006:i:1:p:37-59
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-5552-1
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    1. The Whoqol Group, 1998. "The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL): Development and general psychometric properties," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 46(12), pages 1569-1585, June.
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