Translation to Spanish, reproducibility, and cross-cultural adaptation of the Miller-Rahe recent life change questionnaire in Venezuela

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-293

  Arias, Isora ^a   Rodríguez, Ernesto ^a   Padilla, Judith ^a   González, Nancy ^b,c   Rodríguez, Martin A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Life events; Miller Rahe Recent Life Change Questionnaire; Questionnaire; Spanish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; LANGUAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0344980188     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199908)12:4<287::aid-art7>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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