Validation of a German version of the 'Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand' questionnaire (DASH-G)

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-177

  Offenbacher M ^a   Ewert, T ^a   Sangha, O ^b   Stucki, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

DASH; Disability; Outcome; Shoulder pain; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITIES OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT FUNCTION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037908857     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-003-0461-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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