Translation and validation of an Arabic version of the UK oral health related quality of life measure (OHQoL-UK©) in Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-245

  McGrath, C ^a,e   Alkhatib, M N ^b   Al Munif, M ^c   Bedi, R ^d   Zaki, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c School Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Oral health; Psychometric testing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EGYPT; EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SYRIA; TOOTH LOSS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 0346219282     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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