TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDowell,Ian
TI  - Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires 
SN  - 9780195165678 (hbk.) :
AV  - RA408.5 .M38 2006
U1  - 614.42 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Health surveys
KW  - Social surveys
KW  - Health status indicators
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Health Surveys
KW  - Health Status Indicators
KW  - Pain Measurement
KW  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW  - Psychological Tests
KW  - Surveys and Questionnaires
N1  - Previous ed.: 1996; Includes bibliographical references and index; The theoretical and technical foundations of health measurement -- Physical disability and handicap -- Social health -- Psychological well-being -- Anxiety -- Depression -- Mental status testing -- Pain measurements -- General health status and quality of life -- Recommendations and conclusion
N2  - This text provides reviews of the quality of over 100 health measurement instruments. It guides the reader in choosing among rival methods, showing how to administer and score them. It also includes a historical and technical introduction to the field of health measurement
ER  -