The PedsQL™* 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: Feasibility, reliability, and validity

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 329-341

  Varni, James W ^a,b   Burwinkle, Tasha M ^c   Seid, Michael ^d   Skarr, Douglas ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health; Health related quality of life; Pediatrics; PedsQL; Population health; SCHIP; State Children's Health Insurance Program

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0348161127     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2003)003<0329:TPAAPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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