How young can children reliably and validly self-report their health-related quality of life?: An analysis of 8,591 children across age subgroups with the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Varni, James W ^a   Limbers, Christine A ^b   Burwinkle, Tasha M ^c  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EFFECT SIZE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33846680598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-5-1     Document Type: Article

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