Is the short form 36 (SF-36) suitable for routine health outcomes assessment in health care for older people? Evidence from preliminary work in community based health services in England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-98

  Hill, Sara ^a   Harries, Ursula ^a   Popay, Jennie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030066658     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.1.94     Document Type: Article

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