Evaluating the SF-36 Health Survey (Version 2) in older Vietnamese Americans

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 420-436

  Ngo Metzger, Quyen ^a,d   Sorkin, Dara H ^a   Mangione, Carol M ^b   Gandek, Barbara ^c   Hays, Ron D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Health Assessment Lab   (United States)

^d 111 Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional status; Health related quality of life; SF 36 Health Survey; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CALIFORNIA; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VIETNAM;

EID: 42649086166     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308315855     Document Type: Article

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