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Article: Scientists at Campinas State University target heart disease.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- May 17, 2009
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According to recent research from Campinas, Brazil, "Psychometric properties of MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire: Brazilian version. This paper is a report of a study to test the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Version of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire."
"Evidence of acceptable psychometric properties of the original MacNew questionnaire has been reported. However, the psychometric performance of the Brazilian version has not been extensively studied. Between November 2004 and June 2005, 159 patients with myocardial infarction completed the Brazilian version of the instrument. ...