The Quebec back pain disability scale: Conceptualization and development

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-161

  Kopec, Jacek A ^a,f   Esdaile, John M ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a   Abenhaim, Lucien ^b   Wood Dauphinee, Sharon ^c   Lamping, Donna L ^d   Williams, J Ivan ^e  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Back pain; Disability; Item response theory; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANADA; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0029923364     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00526-4     Document Type: Article

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