Validity and reliability of the SF-36 questionnaire in patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant and transplant patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 346-351

  Goandmez Besteiro, M Inmaculada ^a,b   Santiago Pérez, M Isolina ^a   Alonso Hernández, Ángel ^a   Valdés Cañedo, Francisco ^a   Rebollo Álvarez, Pablo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b SERGAS (Galician Health Service)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Renal replacement therapy; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 4043137963     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079053     Document Type: Article

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