Performance of the Norwegian SF-36 Health Survey in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. II. A comparison of the SF-36 with disease-specific measures

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1077-1086

  Kvien, Tore K ^a   Kaasa, Stein ^b   Smedstad, Liv Marit ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Palliative Medicine Unit   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health status indicators; Outcome assessments; Pain; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis; SF 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILIZATION; NORWAY; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 17144452769     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00099-7     Document Type: Article

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