Reliability and validity of the pedsQL oral health scale: Measuring the relationship between child oral health and health-related quality of life

Children's Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-244

  Steele, Michael M ^a   Steele, Ric G ^b   Varni, James W ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY ORAL HEALTH SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 75149142871     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739610903038818     Document Type: Article

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