Responsiveness of functional status in low back pain: A comparison of different instruments

Pain

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Beurskens, A J H M ^a   De Vet, H C W ^a   Koke A J A ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Functional assessment; Low back pain; Psychometrics; Questionnaire; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030130911     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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