The equivalence of SF-36 summary health scores estimated using standard and country-specific algorithms in 10 countries: Results from the IQOLA Project

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1167-1170

  Ware Jr , John E ^a   Gandek, Barbara ^a   Kosinski, Mark ^a   Aaronson, Neil K ^b   Apolone, Giovanni ^c   Brazier, John ^d   Bullinger, Monika ^e   Kaasa, Stein ^f   Leplège, Alain ^g   Prieto, Luis ^h   Sullivan, Marianne ⁱ   Thunedborg, Kate ^j,k  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^g BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

ⁱ Institute of Laboratory Medicine   (Sweden)

^j FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^k Multidisciplinary Pain Center   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Construct validity; Cross cultural comparisons; Factor analysis; Health status indicators; SF 36 Health Survey; Translations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032212743     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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