Psychometric properties of the KINDL-R questionnaire: Results of the BELLA study

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Bullinger, Monika ^a   Brütt, Anna Levke ^b   Erhart, Michael ^a   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

KINDL R questionnaire; Psychometric characteristics; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 60849110600     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-008-1014-z     Document Type: Article

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