The SF36 health survey questionnaire: An outcome measure suitable for routine use within the NHS?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 306, Issue 6890, 1993, Pages 1440-1444

  Garratt, A M ^a   Ruta, D A ^a   Abdalla, M I ^a   Buckingham, J K ^a   Russell, I T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENORRHAGIA; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0027168511     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.306.6890.1440     Document Type: Article

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