Do SF-36 summary component scores accurately summarize subscale scores?

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 395-404

  Taft, C ^a   Karlsson, J ^a   Sullivan, M ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health indexes; Quality of life; SF 36; Summary scores

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA BASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035183257     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012552211996     Document Type: Article

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