SF-36 Health Survey Update

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · 2000 · Classic · cited 4,502 times

John E. Ware

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis is a reference entry for Ware's SF-36 Health Survey Update chapter, a foundational patient-reported outcome measure widely used in spine and orthopaedic research.

Abstract, as published

Ware JE, Jr.: SF-36 Health Survey Update, in Maruish M (ed): The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcome Assessment, Volume 3. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 2004, pages 693-718. ISBN 0805843310, 9780805843316.

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