Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 8 , Pages 815-822 , August 2005

The SF-36 summary scales were valid, reliable, and equivalent in a Chinese population

  • Cindy L.K. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Family Medicine Unit, University of Hong Kong, 3rd Floor, Ap Lei Chau Clinic, 161 Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +852-28147475.
    • ,
  • Eileen Y.Y. Tse

      Affiliations

    • Family Medicine Unit, University of Hong Kong, 3rd Floor, Ap Lei Chau Clinic, 161 Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Barbara Gandek

      Affiliations

    • IQOLA Project, Health Assessment Lab, Waltham, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Y.T. Fong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

,Accepted 8 December 2004.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00088-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.12.008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 8 , Pages 815-822 , August 2005

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