Measuring the whole or the parts? Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure in different regions of the upper extremity

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 128-142

  Beaton, Dorcas E ^a,b,c   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a,b,d   Fossel, Anne H ^e   Wright, James G ^b,f,g   Tarasuk, Valerie ^b   Bombardier, Claire ^a,f,h,i  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^h TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0035020852     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(01)80043-0     Document Type: Article

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