Which is more valid for stroke patients: Generic or stroke-specific quality of life measures?

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Owolabi, Mayowa Ojo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life in stroke patients; Rehabilitation; SF 36; Stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RELIGION; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE; STROKE LEVITY SCALE; STROKE PATIENT; VALIDITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 70350697377     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000255460     Document Type: Article

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