An assessment of factorial structure and health-related quality of life in problem drug users using the Short Form 36 Health Survey

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1021-1029

  Buchholz, Angela ^a   Krol, Anneke ^b   Rist, Fred ^a   Nieuwkerk, Pythia T ^c   Schippers, Gerard M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Department of Research Cluster Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam Cohort Studies; Factorial structure; Health related quality of life; Problem drug users; SF 36

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50249142343     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9371-0     Document Type: Article

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