Testing a Swedish child-friendly pilot version of the EQ-5D instrument - Initial results

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-183

  Burström, Kristina ^a   Svartengren, Magnus ^a   Egmar, Ann Charlotte ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

child health; EQ 5D; health related quality of life; validity, Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79951726574     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq042     Document Type: Article

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