title: Problems using aggregate scores of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey in knee and hip osteoarthritis: possible solutions.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Thombs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000523:psychology*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index