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

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-215

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

^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)

Author keywords

Children; Health; Health related quality of life; PedsQL ; Schools; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH STATUS; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 32544446020     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-1388-z     Document Type: Article

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