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The idea that there is an entity or construct known as “quality of life” has come have a wide currency and there are now a number of questionnaires which even purport to measure it. However, examination of the historical development and application of notions of quality of life show that it has been subjected to two kinds of cultural dominance.
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Hunt, S.M. (1997). Quality of Life. In: Levy, J.A., Jasmin, C., Bez, G. (eds) Cancer, AIDS, and Quality of Life. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9570-7_24
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