title: Validity and reliability issues in published public health and social policy research.
abstract: This paper reviews basic measurement concepts associated with objective instruments, argues for the importance of addressing the validity and reliability of instruments in articles reporting the results of empirical research, and discusses common measurement issues through examples observed in public health and social policy journals.
authors.affiliation: CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, CA, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Cuevas
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*