The psychometric study of the Serbian KINDL questionnaire for health-related quality of life assessment in children and adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 361-368

  Stevanovic, Dejan ^a   Lakic, Aneta ^b   Vilotic, Jelisaveta ^c  

^a Health Care Center   (Serbia)

^b Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth   (Serbia)

^c Drinka Pavlovic School   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health related quality of life; KINDL; Psychometrics; Serbia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERBIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERBIA;

EID: 65549127270     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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