The Swedish SF-36 Health Survey II. Evaluation of clinical validity: Results from population studies of elderly and women in Gothenborg

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1095-1103

  Persson, Lars Olof ^a   Karlsson, Jan ^b   Bengtsson, Calle ^c   Steen, Bertil ^c   Sullivan, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Vasa Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical validity; Cross cultural evaluation; General population; Health status assessment; Psychometrics; SF 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032211645     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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