A model of equivalence in the cultural adaptation of HRQoL instruments: The universalist approach

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-335

  Herdman, M ^a   Fox Rushby, J ^b   Badia, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cross cultural; Equivalence; Health related quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEALTH SURVEY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ALGORITHMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; TERMINOLOGY; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0031957008     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008846618880     Document Type: Review

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