Validity of the SF-12 quality of life instrument in patients with retinal diseases

Ophthalmology

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1793-1798

  Globe, Denise R ^a   Levin, Stanislav ^b   Chang, Tom S ^b   Mackenzie, Paul J ^b   Azen, Stanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RETINA DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0036789406     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(02)01124-7     Document Type: Article

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