The factor structure of the twelve item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): The result of negative phrasing?

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hankins, Matthew ^a,b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 43149114650     PISSN: 17450179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-4-10     Document Type: Article

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