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A WHO method for the assessment of health-related quality of life (WHOQOL)

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Prevention of most diseases depends on human behaviour. Political bodies can adopt legislation restricting the risk of becoming ill; communities or administrators can prescribe behaviour which could prevent the appearance or spread of diseases. In the vast majority of instances however the success of such measures will depend on the degree to which the measures proposed interfere with the quality of life of individuals or social groups which have to undertake some action.

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  1. Norman Sartorius
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  1. Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales College, Cardiff, UK

    Stuart R. Walker (Director of the Centre for Medicines Research, Carshalton, and Honorary Professor) (Director of the Centre for Medicines Research, Carshalton, and Honorary Professor)

  2. University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London University, London, UK

    Rachel M. Rosser (Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Department) (Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Department)

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Sartorius, N. (1993). A WHO method for the assessment of health-related quality of life (WHOQOL). In: Walker, S.R., Rosser, R.M. (eds) Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2988-6_11

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