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Review
. 2001 Jun 2;322(7298):1357-60.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7298.1357.

Are quality of life measures patient centred?

A J Carr  1 , I J Higginson
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Review

Are quality of life measures patient centred?

A J Carr et al. BMJ. .
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