Psychometric Evaluation of the Midlife Women's Symptom Index in Multiethnic Groups

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1091-1111

  Lee, Bokim ^a   Im, Eun Ok ^a   Chee, Wonshik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnicity; menopausal symptom; psychometric property; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049481573     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910362066     Document Type: Article

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