Psychometric and clinical validity of the SF-36 general health survey in the Whitehall II study

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 285-300

  Roberts, Ron ^a   Hemingway, Harry ^b   Marmot, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0030696807     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1997.tb00543.x     Document Type: Article

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