Assessing quality of life after traumatic brain injury: Examination of the short form 36 health survey

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2173-2181

  Guilfoyle, Mathew R ^a   Seeley, Helen M ^a   Corteen, Elizabeth ^a   Harkin, Christine ^a   Richards, Hugh ^a   Menon, David K ^a   Hutchinson, Peter J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

outcome assessment; quality of life; SF 36; traumatic brain injury; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650093921     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1353     Document Type: Article

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