A brief integer scorer for the SF-12: Validity of the brief scorer in Australian community and clinic settings

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 508-510

  Andrews, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM HEALTH SURVEY 12; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036970569     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00357.x     Document Type: Article

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