Validating measures of pediatric health status, functional status, and health-related quality of life: Key methodological challenges and strategies

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 358-364

  Drotar, Dennis ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional status; Health status; Health related quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4344610338     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-101R.1     Document Type: Article

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