Translation and cultural adaptation of research instruments-guidelines and challenges: An example in FAMCARE-2 for use in Sweden

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-78

  Ljungberg, Anna Klarare ^a,b   Fossum, Bjöörn ^a,b   Fürst, Carl Johan ^a,c   Hagelin, Carina Lundh ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Culture; Language; Questionnaires; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916938385     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2013.872111     Document Type: Article

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