International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 167-177 , February 2005

The psychometric properties of pen-and-pencil and internet versions of the midlife women's symptom index (MSI)

  • Eun-Ok Im

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-512–471-7971; fax: +1-512-471-4910
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  • Wonshik Chee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
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  • Melinda Bender

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
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  • Ching-Yu Cheng

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
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  • Hsiu-Min Tsai

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
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  • Nam Mi Kang

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    • Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Hungsa Lee

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
    • Daebul University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 19 April 2004 ,Revised 21 May 2004 ,Accepted 1 June 2004.

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PII: S0020-7489(04)00100-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.06.005

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 167-177 , February 2005

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