Measuring social well-being in people with chronic illness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-401

  Hahn, Elizabeth A ^a   Cella, David ^a   Bode, Rita K ^a   Hanrahan, Rachel T ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Item banks; Item response theory; Social well being

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

EID: 77950339694     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9484-z     Document Type: Article

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