Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the short form 12-item survey (SF-12) in patients with back pain

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1739-1745

  Luo, Xuemei ^a   George, Mandy Lynn ^a   Kakouras, Ikey ^a   Edwards, Christopher L ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a   Richardson, William ^a   Hey, Lloyd ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Reliability; Responsiveness; SF 12; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY BACK DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12 ITEM SURVEY; STRESS;

EID: 0041573300     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000083169.58671.96     Document Type: Article

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