Performance of the Swedish SF-36 version 2.0

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 251-256

  Taft, Charles ^a   Karlsson, Jan ^a   Sullivan, Marianne ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General population; Health status assessment; SF 36 version 2.0

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING; E-MAIL; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SWEDEN;

EID: 1542285276     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000015290.76254.a5     Document Type: Article

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