Is the SF-36 health survey questionnaire suitable as a self-report measure of the health status of older adults with Parkinson's disease?

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-216

  Hobson, J P ^a   Meara, R J ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly persons; Health status; Parkinson's disease; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030847016     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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