Assessing a self-report health measure for non-english-speaking elders: Issues in using the SF-36 Health Survey

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-65

  Jordan Marsh, Maryalice ^a   Cody, Michael ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^a   Chin, Soo Young ^a   Garcia, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Cultural competence; Health related quality of life; Korean; Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF 36); Spanish older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849045184     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507300152     Document Type: Article

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