Measuring and monitoring general health status in elderly persons: Practical and methodological issues in using the SF-36 Health Survey

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 571-583

  McHorney, Colleen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status assessment; Methodological considerations; Practical considerations; Quality of life assessment; SF 36 Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; SCREENING TEST; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029861587     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.5.571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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