Comparison of the MOS short form-12 (SF12) health status questionnaire with the SF36 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 862-869

  Hurst, N P ^a   Ruta, D A ^b   Kind, P ^c  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health status; Outcome; Reliability; Responsiveness; Rheumatoid arthritis; SF12; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031872695     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.8.862     Document Type: Article

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