Psychometric properties of the RAND-36 among three chronic diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatic diseases and COPD) in the Netherlands

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 637-645

  Moorer, P ^a   Suurmeijer, Th P B M ^a   Foets, M ^a   Molenaar, I W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Psychometrics; Quality of life; RAND 36

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAND 36; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0035681146     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013131617125     Document Type: Article

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