The SF-36 summary scales: Problems and solutions

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 239-246

  Wilson, D ^a   Parsons, J ^a   Tucker, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SF 36 SUMMARY SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0034526226     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591686     Document Type: Article

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