The Korean version of the multicultural quality of life index (MQLI-Kr): Development and validation

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Yoon, Gihyun ^a   Mezzich, Juan E ^b   Shin, Sun Kyung ^c   Ruiperez, Maria A ^d   Zapata Vega, Maria I ^e   Liu, Jason ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^e ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Korean; Quality of life; Scales; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; JOB PERFORMANCE; KOREA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249083523     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9047-9     Document Type: Article

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