Validation of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire in British general practice

Primary Care Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-247

  Bashir, K ^a   Blizard, R ^b   Jenkins, R ^b   Mann, A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Characteristic curve; General Health Questionnaire; General practice; Receiver operating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0030459329     PISSN: 13552570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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