Health related quality of life (SF-36) survey in Butajira, rural Ethiopia: Normative data and evaluation of reliability and validity

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-297

  Kebede, Derege ^a,b   Alem, Atalay ^c   Shibre, Teshome ^c   Negash, Alemayehu ^c   Deyassa, Negussie ^a   Beyero, Teferra ^d  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Greystone Park   (Zimbabwe)

^c TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL   (Ethiopia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 24344449896     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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