Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 615-617 , September 2009

Assessing health-related quality of life among coronary patients: SF-36 vs SF-12

  • I. Failde

      Affiliations

    • Area de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, University of Cádiz, Avda Ana de Viya 52, 11009 Cádiz, Spain. Tel.: +34 956 019025; fax: +34 956 019011.
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  • P. Medina

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Atención al Usuario, Hospital Universitario ‘Puerta del Mar’, Cádiz, Spain
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  • C. Ramírez

      Affiliations

    • Area de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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  • R. Arana

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario ‘Puerta del Mar’, Cádiz, Spain

Received 25 February 2009 ,Revised 3 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00206-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.07.013

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 615-617 , September 2009

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