Self-report disability in an international primary care study of psychological illness

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-303

  Von Korff, Michael ^a,e   Ustun, T Bedirhan ^b   Ormel, Johan ^c   Kaplan, Incila ^d   Simon, Gregory E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Disability; Measurement; Primary care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOM; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0342748340     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00512-9     Document Type: Article

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