Characteristics of health-related self-report measures for children aged three to eight years: A review of the literature

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 739-754

  Cremeens, Joanne ^a   Eiser, Christine ^b   Blades, Mark ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Outcome measurement; Quality of Life; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33744902589     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-4184-x     Document Type: Article

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