Measurement properties of a multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life instrument for children and adolescents

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-224

  Morales, Leo S ^a   Edwards, Todd C ^b   Flores, Yvonne ^c,d   Barr, Lee ^b   Patrick, Donald L ^b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Children; Hispanic American; Minority health; Obesity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 79952248130     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9735-0     Document Type: Article

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