Psychometric evaluation and establishing norms of Croatian SF-36 Health Survey: Framework for subjective health research

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Seršić, Darja Maslić ^a   Vuletić, Gorka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROATIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644639605     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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