Comparison of UK and US methods for weighting and scoring the SF-36 summary measures

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 372-376

  Jenkinson, Crispin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Country specific weighting; Sensitivity to change; SF 36; Summary scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033388593     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/21.4.372     Document Type: Article

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