Understanding the relevance of measured change through studies of responsiveness

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Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 3192-3199

  Beaton, D E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034671192     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200012150-00015     Document Type: Review

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