Reliability and validity of the SF-36 among older Mexican Americans

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 418-425

  Peek, M Kristen ^a,b   Ray, Laura ^a,b   Patel, Kushang ^a,b   Stoebner May, Diane ^b   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Older Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY 36 ITEM SHORT FORM HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3042610431     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.3.418     Document Type: Article

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