Measurement properties of the RM-18: A modified version of the Roland- Morris disability scale

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2416-2421

  Stratford, Paul W ^a   Binkley, Jill M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Appalachian Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Backpain; Disability; Evaluation; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031431844     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199710150-00018     Document Type: Article

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