Psychometric testing of the SF-36 Taiwan version on older stroke patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1451-1459

  Lotus Shyu, Yea Ing ^a   Lu, Jui Fen Rachel ^a   Chen, Sien Tsong ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assessment; Nurses; Nursing; Quality of life; Stroke; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STROKE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 64549084158     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02449.x     Document Type: Article

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