Measuring the functional status of patients with low back pain: Assessment of the quality of four disease-specific questionnaires

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Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1017-1028

  Koke, Albere J ^a,b   DeVet, Henrica C ^a   Vanderheijden, Geert J ^a   Knipschild, Paul G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability evaluation; Low back pain; Psychometrics; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028961245     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199505000-00008     Document Type: Article

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