Psychometric properties of a Russian version of the general health questionnaire-28

Psychopathology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-258

  Ignatyev, Yuriy ^a   Assimov, Marat ^a   Aichberger, Marion C ^b   Ivens, Sebastian ^b   Mir, Jan ^b   Dochshanov, Dauren ^a   Ströhle, Andreas ^b   Heinz, Andreas ^b   Mundt, Adrian P ^b  

^a ASFENDIYAROV KAZAKH NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

28 item General Health Questionnaire; Psychometric properties; Russian version, GHQ 28; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84861649009     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334918     Document Type: Article

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