How reliable are selected scales from population-based health surveys? An analysis among seniors

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-64

  Raina, Parminder ^a,d   Bonnett, Brenda ^a   Waltner Toews, David ^a   Woodward, Christel ^b   Abernathy, Tom ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ctrl W Hlth Plan Info Network   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033013149     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404102     Document Type: Article

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