Health-related quality-of-life assessment in medical care
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A. John McSweeny, PhD, is professor of psychiatry and neurology and director of the Neuropsychology Laboratory at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Before arriving in Ohio in 1981, he held faculty appointments at Northwestern University and West Virginia University. He has conducted research on the neuropsychological and psychosocial aspects of respiratory and neurologic disease for 19 years.
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A. John McSweeny, PhD, is professor of psychiatry and neurology and director of the Neuropsychology Laboratory at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Before arriving in Ohio in 1981, he held faculty appointments at Northwestern University and West Virginia University. He has conducted research on the neuropsychological and psychosocial aspects of respiratory and neurologic disease for 19 years.
Thomas L. Creer, PhD, is professor and former chair of the Department of Psychology at Ohio University in Athens. He formerly served as director of the Behavioral Science Division and co-executive director of the National Asthma Center in Denver. For 28 years, Dr. Creer has conducted research on psychological factors related to asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases. His current research interests include assessment of asthma-related variables, self-management, and medication compliance.