The reliablity of the Shona version of the EQ-5D

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-13

  Jelsma, J ^a,b   Mhundwa, K ^c,e   De Weerdt, W ^b   De Cock, P ^b   Chimera, J ^d   Chivaura, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^d United Bulawayo Hospitals   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ZIMBABWE;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035240624     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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