Validity and reliability of self-reported health of persons aged 70 and older

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-174

  Cousins, Sandra O'brien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031092356     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339709516271     Document Type: Article

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