Norms for the physical and mental health component summary scores of the SF-36 for young, middle-aged and older Australian women

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Mishra, G ^a   Schofield, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Factor loadings; Factor scores; Quality of life; SF 36; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031895212     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008821913429     Document Type: Article

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