Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures: Evidence from Tunisian Population Using the SF-12 Health Survey

Value in Health Regional Issues

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-66

  Younsi, Moheddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GAFSA   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life measures; Reporting bias; SF 12; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TUNISIAN; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943655031     PISSN: 22121099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2015.07.004     Document Type: Article

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