Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-24

  Weinfurt, K R ^a   Willke, R ^b   Glick, H A ^c   Schulman, K A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Head injury; Quality of life; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032815089     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026411129270     Document Type: Article

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