Assessing the outcome of disorders of the hand. Is the patient evaluation measure reliable, valid, responsive and without bias?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 235-240

  Dias, J J ^a   Bhowal, B ^a   Wildin, C J ^a   Thompson, J R ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRIST;

EID: 0035081755     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.83B2.10838     Document Type: Article

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