The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the EQ-5D: A study from Jordan

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-308

  Aburuz, Salah ^a   Bulatova, Naela ^a   Twalbeh, Mohammed ^b   Gazawi, Moatasem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROQOL 5D; FEMALE; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CULTURAL FACTOR; JORDAN; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149112391     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.55313     Document Type: Article

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