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QL Revisited
Author(s) -
Shaw Anthony
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3562401
Subject(s) - psychology
Quality of life considerations should be central to moral decisionmaking in medicine. The formula QL = NE × (H + S) identifies the central components in determinations of quality of life. Critics have confused the validity of this formal statement and its use as a substantive guide in clinical situations.