Validation of the English version of the quality of life questionnaire of the European foundation for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO) in Malaysia

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-429

  Lai, Pauline Siew Mei ^a,b   Chua, Siew Siang ^b   Chan, Siew Pheng ^b   Low, Wah Yun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Osteoporosis; QUALEFFO; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 70349560595     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2008.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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