Reporting on reliability and validity of outcome measures in medical rehabilitation research

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 819-827

  Dijkers, M P J M ^a   Kropp, G G ^f   Esper, R M ^b   Yavuzer, G ^c   Cullen, N ^d   Bakdalieh, Y ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODICALS; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037058444     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280210148585     Document Type: Review

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