Validation of the Korean version of the pediatric quality of life inventory™ 4.0 (PedsQL™) generic core scales in school children and adolescents using the rasch model

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hee, Seung Hee ^a   Varni, James W ^b  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 47749152641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-41     Document Type: Article

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