Validity and reliability of the health of the nation outcome scales in psychiatric patients in the community

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue MAY, 1999, Pages 409-412

  Orrell, Martin ^a,c   Yard, Paula ^b   Handysides, Julia ^b   Schapira, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032942654     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.5.409     Document Type: Article

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