Validity of the SF-12 in a Canadian Old Order Mennonite Community

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 429-448

  Fisher, Kathryn ^a   Newbold, K Bruce ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

MCS; PCS; Psychometrics; Reliability; SF 12; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899975075     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-013-9241-y     Document Type: Article

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