The Behçet's disease quality of life: Reliability and validity of the Korean version

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 698-704

  Yi, Sang Won ^a   Kim, Ji Hae ^b   Lim, Ki Young ^a   Bang, Dongsik ^c   Lee, Sungnack ^d   Lee, Eun So ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Beh et's disease; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BEHCET DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KOREA; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHCET SYNDROME; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149477892     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.5.698     Document Type: Article

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