Construct validity of the SF-12 in three different samples

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 560-566

  Jakobsson, Ulf ^a   Westergren, Albert ^b   Lindskov, Susanne ^c   Hagell, Peter ^a,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

elderly; health outcome measurement; Parkinson's disease; SF 12; stroke; validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 12; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84860875699     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01623.x     Document Type: Review

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