Health-related quality of life in Chinese people: A population-based survey of five cities in China

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-418

  Wang, Rui ^a   Cheng, Wu ^a   Ma, Xiu Qiang ^a   Zhao, Yan Fang ^a   Yan, Xiao Yan ^a   Jia, He ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; health related quality of life; reliability; SF 36; validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957459494     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810395817     Document Type: Article

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