Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Breast Module (BR23)

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-39

  Yusoff, N ^a   Low, W Y ^b   Yip, C H ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

BR23; Cronbach's alpha; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Malay version; Test retest reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84855833409     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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