Psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire for children with CP

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-55

  Waters, Elizabeth ^a   Davis, Elise ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^b   Boyd, Roslyn ^c   Graham, H Kerr ^d   Kai Lo, Sing ^a   Wolfe, Rory ^e   Stevenson, Richard ^f   Bjornson, Kristie ^g   Blair, Eve ^h   Hoare, Peter ⁱ   Ravens sieberer, Ulrike ^j   Reddihough, Dinah ^k  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^j ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^k ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847011039     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162207000126.x     Document Type: Article

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