Validation of the cognitive appraisal health scale with Jordanian patients

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-79

  Ahmad, Muayyad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cognitive Appraisal Health Scale; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950158948     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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