Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Chinese version of the SF- 36 Health Survey in the United States

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1129-1138

  Ren, Xinhua Steve ^a,b,c   Amick III, Benjamin ^c,d   Zhou, Li ^e   Gandek, Barbara ^d  

^a Outcomes   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese translation; Health status; Psychometric testing; SF 36 Health Survey; Sociocultural context of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032212564     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00104-8     Document Type: Article

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