Validation of Persian version of PedsQL TM 4.0 TM generic core scales in toddlers and children

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 341-350

  Gheissari, Alaleh ^a   Farajzadegan, Ziba ^b   Heidary, Maryam ^b   Salehi, Fatemeh ^b   Masaeli, Ali ^b   Mazrooei, Amin ^b   Varni, James W ^d   Fallah, Zahra ^b   Zandieh, Fariborz ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Early adolescents; Iran; PedsQL TM 4.0 TM; Persian; Quality of life; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; IRANIAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY GENERIC CORE SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84862007672     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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