Outcome evaluation in patients with elbow pathology: Issues in instrument development and evaluation

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-114

  MacDermid, Joy C ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELBOW DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034999747     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(01)80040-5     Document Type: Article

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