Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 139-146 , February 2000

Clinimetric properties of a parent report on their offspring's quality of life

  • E.M. le Coq

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • Department of General Practice, Nursing Home Medicine and Social Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • ,
  • A.J.P. Boeke

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • Department of General Practice, Nursing Home Medicine and Social Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • ,
  • P.D. Bezemer

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
    • ,
  • J. Bruil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.Th.M. van Eijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sociology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. +31 43 388 2283; fax: +31 43 388 4169

Received 22 September 1998 ,Revised 27 July 1999 ,Accepted 30 July 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 139-146 , February 2000

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