Validity of the SF-12 for use in a low-income african American community-based research initiative (REACH 2010)

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Larson, Celia O ^a   Schlundt, David ^b   Patel, Kushal ^a   Beard, Katina ^c   Hargreaves, Margaret ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 42149087889     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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