Short form 36 (SF36) health survey questionnaire: normative data for adults of working age.

Abstract

Objectives-To gain population norms for the short form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF36) in a large community sample and to explore the questionnaire's internal consistency and validity.Design-Postal survey by using a booklet containing the SF 36 and several other items concerned with lifestyles and illness.Setting--The sample was drawn from computerised registers ofthe family health services authorities for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire

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