SF-36 health survey reliability, validity and norms for New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 401-406

  Scott, Kate M ^a   Tobias, Martin I ^a   Sarfati, Diana ^a   Haslett, Stephen J ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032792924     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01282.x     Document Type: Article

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