The Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ): A psychometric evaluation of the 36-item Norwegian version: Health and Disability

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Borud, Einar Kristian ^a   Martinussen, Monica ^a   Eggen, Anne Elise ^a   Grimsgaard, Sameline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Menopause; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 60949107735     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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