The Argentine-Spanish SF-36 Health Survey was successfully validated for local outcome research

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Augustovski, Federico A ^a,c   Lewin, Gabriela ^a   Elorrio, Ezequiel García ^b,c   Rubinstein, Adolfo ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

^c Calle Viamonte No 2149   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Generic instruments; Health related quality of life; Patient reported outcomes; Psychometrics; Questionnaire validation; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RANDOM SAMPLE; SHORT FORM 36; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 55249085093     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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