Comparing Generic and Disease-Specific Measures of Physical and Role Functioning: Results from the Veterans Health Study

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-166

  Ren, Xinhua S ^a,b,c   Kazis, Lewis ^a,d   Lee, Austin ^a,e   Miller, Donald R ^a,d   Clark, Jack A ^a,d   Skinner, Katherine ^a,d   Rogers, William ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Generic and disease specific measures; Physical functioning; Role limitations; Sensitivity; SF 36; Validity

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0031992445     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199802000-00005     Document Type: Article

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