Strengths of the SF-36 health status survey with a chronically disabled back pain population: Strengths and limitations

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-246

  Gatchel, Robert J ^a   Polatin, Peter B ^a   Mayer, Tom G ^b   Robinson, Richard ^c   Dersh, Jeffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c PRIDE Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; SF 36; Spinal disorders; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031788135     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023034801571     Document Type: Article

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