Interpretation of changes in health-related quality of life: the remarkable universality of half a standard deviation.

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Published in Med Care on May 01, 2003

Authors

Geoffrey R Norman1, Jeff A Sloan, Kathleen W Wyrwich

Author Affiliations

1: Program for Educational Research and Development, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Norman@mcmaster.ca

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