The sickness impact profile: Validation of a health status measure

Medical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1976, Pages 57-67

  Bergner, Marilyn ^a   Robbitt, Ruth A ^a   Pollard, William E ^b   Martin, Diane P ^a   Gilson, Betty S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0016871502     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-197601000-00006     Document Type: Article

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