Validation and psychometric properties of Chinese version of SF-36 in patients with hypertension, coronary heart diseases, chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 991-998

  Yang, Z ^a   Li, W ^b   Tu, X ^c   Tang, W ^c   Messing, S ^c   Duan, L ^b   Pan, J ^b   Li, X ^b   Wan, C ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE VERSION OF SF 36; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SHORT FORM 36; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866499188     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02962.x     Document Type: Article

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